trade

Shipping containers at a port in the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. (file)
UNCTAD/Jan Hoffmann

Neither side stands to benefit in US-China trade spat, UN says

4 February 2019
Economic Development

The tit-for-tat trade dispute between China and the United States may do little to protect domestic producers in either country and could have “massive” implications on the global economy unless it is resolved, United Nations experts said on Monday.

Christian Friis Bach, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Europe, pictured during a meeting of the UNECE Inland Transport Committee in Geneva, Switzerland.
UNECE/Pierre Albouy

UN Commission celebrates 70 years of 'connecting countries and driving progress in Europe'

25 April 2017
SDGs

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is celebrating 70 years of bringing countries across the continent together to cooperate on a wide range of issues, including trade, transport, sustainable development and food safety, which impact the daily lives of its citizens.