Unilateral restrictive measures violate the principle of fairness, which should be at the heart of transformation of global trade and economy, Belarus's Permanent Representative to the United Nations ...

For those who believed that the north-south divide is history, the goings on before and during the 13th UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) must have come as a surprise. For some time ...

UNCTAD warns that slowing growth, rising tariffs, value chain reconfiguration and tighter regulation will reshape global trade in 2026.

As geopolitical turmoil and shifting policies redraw trade maps, developing countries will have a challenging year ahead.

Let me first thank the Secretary-General of UNCTAD for the opportunity to participate in this Symposium, which will focus on some of the core issues of concern to UN-DESA, UNCTAD, the ILO and, indeed, ...

Sky-high unemployment, declining per capita income, contracting agricultural productivity and worsening socioeconomic conditions characterize a bleak assessment of the economy of the Occupied ...

Global trade is set to hit a historic high of nearly $33tn in 2024, marking a $1tn increase from the previous year, according to the latest Global Trade Update from the United Nations Conference on ...

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on Wednesday cut its maritime trade growth forecast, saying tariffs and conflicts are disrupting global shipping. This is the latest ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and UNCTAD have extended their collaboration to facilitate international trade, particularly e-commerce. The extended partnership will enrich their ...

The UN organization is urging countries with emerging economies to implement regulation to head off the potentially destabilizing influence of cryptocurrency. The United Nations Conference on Trade ...

GLOBAL trade expanded by about $500 billion in the first half of 2025, supported by strong performance in developing economies and manufacturing sectors, according to the latest Global Trade Update ...