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22 April 2026

Driving greener, more resilient ports

UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2026/004 — Geneva, Switzerland

15 April 2026

Developing countries launch first-ever Borrowers’ Platform, a breakthrough in global finance

UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2026/003 — Geneva, Switzerland

10 February 2026

Services are transforming least developed economies — but jobs and productivity lag behind

UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2026/002 — Geneva, Switzerland

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A farmer tends arabica coffee plants in Gia Lai, Viet Nam.

Can coffee help protect biodiversity?

UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2023 shows that developing countries need renewable energy investments of about $1.7 trillion annually but they attracted only $544 billion in 2022.

Why green investment needs smarter rules to benefit developing countries

Invisible barriers are reshaping global trade

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Robert Abisoghomonyan met with Pedro Manuel Moreno, Acting Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Acting UNCTAD chief speaks on challenges of international cooperation

A data centre in Groningen, the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

AI investment boom risks widening global development divide

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7 May 2026

Invisible barriers are reshaping global trade

UNCTAD/PRESS/MA/2026/005 — Geneva, Switzerland

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20 October 2025

Facts & figures: UNCTAD16

UNCTAD/PRESS/IN/2025/006 — Geneva, Switzerland

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Launch of the Borrowers’ Platform

15 April 2026

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19 February 2026

Launch of the rapid assessment for Namibia on value addition and diversification within and beyond the critical energy transition minerals value chain

Windhoek, Namibia

17 February 2026

Launch of the rapid assessment for Zambia on value addition and diversification within and beyond the critical energy transition minerals value chain

Lusaka, Zambia

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Driving greener, more resilient ports

Developing countries launch first-ever Borrowers’ Platform, a breakthrough in global finance

Services are transforming least developed economies — but jobs and productivity lag behind

News

Can coffee help protect biodiversity?

Why green investment needs smarter rules to benefit developing countries

Invisible barriers are reshaping global trade

Acting UNCTAD chief speaks on challenges of international cooperation

AI investment boom risks widening global development divide

Media alerts

Invisible barriers are reshaping global trade

Information notes

Facts & figures: UNCTAD16

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Launch of the Borrowers’ Platform

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Launch of the rapid assessment for Namibia on value addition and diversification within and beyond the critical energy transition minerals value chain

Launch of the rapid assessment for Zambia on value addition and diversification within and beyond the critical energy transition minerals value chain