Trade and finance can work better for climate action. The latest UN climate summit, COP30, proposes three pathways forward.Default image copyright and description© Shutterstock/metamorworksGrowing awareness and concerted action on harnessing trade for climate goalsRenewed commitments to scale high-quality climate finance, particularly in developing countr...
The eighth International Standards of Account and Reporting Honours award celebrates outstanding initiatives that advance sustainability and enhance corporate transparency.The International Standards of Account and Reporting (ISAR), the leading entity of the UN system for accounting and reporting issues, has announced winners of the ISAR Honours Award 2025...
Independent experts shine a new light on ways to complement traditional economic measures with metrics that reflect human wellbeing, inclusiveness and sustainability.Default image copyright and description© Shutterstock/R.M. Nunes | A fishing village in Myanmar.Recently at the World Summit for Social Development 2025, the UN Secretary-General’s High...
The region attracted a record $65 billion in foreign investment in 2024. To keep up the momentum, more efforts are needed for economic integration, diversification and resilience.Default image copyright and description© Shutterstock/Vadim_N | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a member of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).Bucking a globa...
The UN Digital Cooperation Portal will help close digital divides, foster collaboration and harness technology for the benefit of everyone, everywhere.Default image copyright and description© Shutterstock/Gorodenkoff | An engineer interacts with a virtual reality device.The UN Digital Cooperation Portal goes live on 4 December, giving fresh...
UNCTAD Deputy Secretary-General outlined a strategy for partnerships that help developing countries expand domestic refining and processing and better connect mining to other economic sectors.Default image copyright and description© Shutterstock/ Evgeny_VUN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Deputy Secretary-General Pedro Manuel Moreno called for a new genera...
UNCTAD calls for aligning markets and trade with the Paris Agreement to accelerate the low-carbon transition and finance climate action ahead of COP30.Default image copyright and description© Shutterstock/Hryshchyshen SerhiiTrade can be a powerful policy tool to achieving the Paris Agreement, the 2015 global accord under which all nations pledged to limit...
The 9th World Investment Forum (WIF) will be hosted by Qatar in 2026, Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan announced on 22 October during the 16th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16) in Geneva, Switzerland.Held biennially by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the forum is the leading global platform for investment and devel...
UNCTAD's ministerial conference highlights young people’s power to drive transformation, and how they can play a bigger role in shaping a more sustainable and inclusive future.Young people from across the globe gathered at the 5th Youth Forum, held on 23 October during the 16th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16), to spo...
Fresh insights from UNCTAD's quadrennial conference on how South–South partnerships, a significant driver of economic resilience and growth, can go from strength to strength.Leaders and experts from across the developing world called for stronger South–South partnerships to drive investment, trade and sustainable development in a fast-changing global...
