Have to laugh, don't you? Just when #Brexit ards have been celebrating UK showing up as 4th in the list of top exporters, UNCTAD releases preliminary data for 2023, showing that UK is again below Netherlands, 5th in the table. 🤣 #UKGoodNews #Brexit
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Healthy not hungry: Why good food is a key ingredient for development.

New #WeeklyTradecast looks at the connection between food and the #GlobalGoals , exploring new analysis on trade in processed foods by UN Trade and Development and World Health Organization (WHO). buff.ly/3vX7e0D

Healthy not hungry: Why good food is a key ingredient for development.

This #WeeklyTradecast looks at the connection between food & the #GlobalGoals , exploring new analysis on trade in processed food by UN Trade & Development (UN Trade and Development) and World Health Organization (WHO). ow.ly/hapH50ReXAB

Internet of Things: potential economic impact 2025 by major applications.

#Infographic rt Antonio Grasso data By McKinsey Global Institute UN trade & development >>> #IoT #IIoT #DigitalTransformation

🌍Join us at the 27th Session of the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development.

This pivotal event will take place in Geneva on April 15–19, focusing on global cooperation in science, technology & innovation.

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#OneCGIAR #UNCSTD UN Trade and Development

A new United Nations report shows that development aid hit a record in 2022 but declined for developing regions, affecting 70+ countries & 2.9 billion people.

#ODA means more than $. It means electricity, medical care, food & and opportunities for a better future. ow.ly/Ny3850Rf2wp

I think this is a smart move. We always used to say that UNCTAD stands for ‘Under No Circumstances Take Any Decisions’! It was ambivalent on trade. Rebecca has turned it around a lot, starting with her key role on the Black Sea Grainn Agt. Power to UN trade & development change the hashtag!

Big news as UNCTAD changes its name to UNTAD.

Nothing to C here.

Six decades after being created to defend developing countries on #trade and #development , UN trade & development announced a rebrand.
Its chief Rebeca Grynspan showed the @UN body can do more than provide technical assistance and #data analysis
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UNCTAD rebranding for its 60th birthday... Wondering about the goal here.

Congratulations Rebeca Grynspan & UN trade & development, celebrating #UNCTAD ’s 60 years! 👏🏾👏🏾
Exciting to see the renewed focus on trade & sustainable development to meet the needs of developing countries. We must keep #multilateralism at the heart of tackling inequalities.

3.3 billion people – or 40 per cent of the global population – live in countries that spend more of their revenue on interest payments than on health or education.

Learn more about why people-centred investments matter. ➡️ow.ly/TaUz50RbMVW

#FinancingOurFuture #GlobalGoals

Mr. Paul Akiwumi, UNCTAD’S Director of the Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes (ALDC) made a courtesy call on the Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs at his Railways Office.

The discussions focused on…

UNCTAD rebrands as 'UN Trade and Development'

#Ethiopia ’s Planning & Development Minister Fitsum Assefa Adela confers with Director of #UNCTAD ’s division for Africa, LDCs & Special Programmes Paul Akiwumi fanabc.com/english/planni…

Source: UNCTAD Global Trade Update (March 2024)

Disruptions in major global maritime trade waterways are having far-reaching economic implications.

Join UN trade & development experts & other stakeholders on 30 April to discuss the impact of the disruptions on trade in Africa & identify solutions.

Register today: ➡️ bit.ly/4cQG1xs

TRADE: The UN Committee on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) have revised their trade data for 2022, and as a result the UK is now considered the 4th largest exporter of goods and services in the world - up from 5th previously, and 6th in 2021

#UKGoodNews

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UNCTAD rebrands to United Nations Trade & Development.

The strategic move underscores the organization's commitment to greater impact, with a new, clearer visual identity to better reflect its work & values and to amplify its voice on behalf of developing countries. unctad.org/news/unctad-re…