Sustainable Infrastructure, Resilient Links: Energy, Transport and Industry in Asia’s Low-Carbon FutureDate26 February 2026Time12:45 - 13:45LocationBangkok, ThailandView SIPA Southeast Asia Brochure (PDF, 33 MB)AboutRapidly growing economies across Asia and the Pacific face a critical infrastructure challenge: demand for energy, transport and industrial s...
With the support of European Union, the East African Community (EAC) and ITC, East African companies can now access consolidated information tailored to their products and target markets without navigating multiple sources. Certifications, sanitary rules, packaging standards, and labelling requirements can make it difficult for small businesses in Eas...
New initiatives aim to bolster resilience and competitiveness in an increasingly volatile global economy.Default image copyright and description© UNCTAD PhotoAs geopolitical fragmentation, maritime disruption and climate shocks reshape global trade, Japan and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) are scaling up strategic cooperation to help developing countri...
Blending conservation finance with inclusive governance to protect tigers and support livelihoods in the Western Forest ComplexCulture Unit, UNESCO BangkokLuckyStep/shutterstockProject overviewThailand’s wild tiger population has rebounded to approximately 200, centered in the Western Forest Complex (WEFCOM), the only landscape in Southeast Asia show...
The OECD will release the Global Debt Report 2026: Sustaining Debt Market Resilience Under Growing Pressure, including full-year data for 2025 and insights into drivers of global borrowing, on Wednesday 4 March, starting at 13:00 CET (12:00 GMT).OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann and OECD Director for Financial and Enterprise A...
Munich, Germany, 16 February 2026 - At the 2026 Munich Security Conference (MSC), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) delivered a clear message: there is no security without development.This is particularly evident in relation to food security, which was highlighted as an essential element of stability, resili...
Only 4% of women worldwide live in economies that provide nearly full legal equality WASHINGTON, February 24, 2026—Laws designed to ensure equal economic opportunities for women are only half-enforced on average across the world, indicating that the barriers that keep women from contributing fully to growth and prosperity are far steeper than previou...
While inflation has continued to fall across LICs, food insecurity remains serious. | © Shutterstock.comLow-income countries (LICs) have shown notable resilience in recent years. Despite heightened trade tensions and policy uncertainty, persistent conflict, and extreme weather, activity firmed last year, in some cases surpassing expectations (figure 1). A...
The Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) agreed at its meeting on 24 February to a request from China for the establishment of a panel to review certain measures imposed by India in the automotive and renewable energy sectors. The United States notified its decision to appeal the panel report in a case initiated by China regarding certain tax credits under the US...
At a series of meetings held from 18 to 20 February, the WTO Council for Trade in Services and its subsidiary bodies discussed ways to strengthen information-sharing to reinvigorate the Council's work. They also discussed how to facilitate remittance transfers and to improve the classification of environmental services, among other issues. In addition,...
