UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
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Official account of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). We work to ensure everyone benefits from the global economy. Website: https://unctad.org
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As we close #UNCTAD16, I am deeply grateful to all countries, delegates and partners who made this conference a success.
Over these days, we have seen multilateralism at its best – open dialogue among nations, diverse perspectives, and a strong voice from the developing world.
Over these days, we have seen multilateralism at its best – open dialogue among nations, diverse perspectives, and a strong voice from the developing world.
▶️ 170+ delegations – all-time record for UNCTAD
▶️ 80+ ministers & vice-ministers
▶️ 3,300+ participants
▶️ 230+ speakers
▶️ 65+ events
Game-changing discussions.
A solidified global commitment to a transformative future for trade & development.
unctad.org/unctad16
#UNCTAD16 #ShapingTheFuture
▶️ 80+ ministers & vice-ministers
▶️ 3,300+ participants
▶️ 230+ speakers
▶️ 65+ events
Game-changing discussions.
A solidified global commitment to a transformative future for trade & development.
unctad.org/unctad16
#UNCTAD16 #ShapingTheFuture
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With many thanks to Brazil, with H.E. Mauro Vieira, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
With many thanks to Brazil, with H.E. Mauro Vieira, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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As well as UN Secretary-General António Guterres; John Denton, Secretary-General of the International Chamber of Commerce, and UN leaders: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General; Celeste Saulo, WMO Secretary-General; Anacláudia Rossbach, UN-Habitat Executive Director; among many others.
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
As well as UN Secretary-General António Guterres; John Denton, Secretary-General of the International Chamber of Commerce, and UN leaders: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General; Celeste Saulo, WMO Secretary-General; Anacláudia Rossbach, UN-Habitat Executive Director; among many others.
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Important conversations with H.E. Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain (@lamoncloa.gob.es); H.E. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, President of Namibia; H.E. Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu), President of the European Commission; Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (@noiweala.bsky.social), DG of the WTO.
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Important conversations with H.E. Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain (@lamoncloa.gob.es); H.E. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, President of Namibia; H.E. Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu), President of the European Commission; Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (@noiweala.bsky.social), DG of the WTO.
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Engaging leaders at #COP30 in Belém, Brazil, to spotlight how trade, investment and finance can drive a just and climate-resilient economic transformation.
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Engaging leaders at #COP30 in Belém, Brazil, to spotlight how trade, investment and finance can drive a just and climate-resilient economic transformation.
🌱 Green exports are surging, reaching $2 trillion last year – 14% of all manufactured goods traded globally.
Biodiversity-based goods hit $3.7 trillion in 2021 & non-plastic substitutes climbed to $485 billion in 2023.
More ▶️ https://ow.ly/UUec50Xpc79
Join us at #COP30 ▶️ https://ow.ly/6HnN50Xpc6m
Biodiversity-based goods hit $3.7 trillion in 2021 & non-plastic substitutes climbed to $485 billion in 2023.
More ▶️ https://ow.ly/UUec50Xpc79
Join us at #COP30 ▶️ https://ow.ly/6HnN50Xpc6m
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🌱 Green exports are surging, reaching $2 trillion last year – 14% of all manufactured goods traded globally.
Biodiversity-based goods hit $3.7 trillion in 2021 & non-plastic substitutes climbed to $485 billion in 2023.
More ▶️ https://ow.ly/UUec50Xpc79
Join us at #COP30 ▶️ https://ow.ly/6HnN50Xpc6m
Biodiversity-based goods hit $3.7 trillion in 2021 & non-plastic substitutes climbed to $485 billion in 2023.
More ▶️ https://ow.ly/UUec50Xpc79
Join us at #COP30 ▶️ https://ow.ly/6HnN50Xpc6m
🌿 New global push for a sustainable bioeconomy: UNCTAD joins the Bioeconomy Challenge at #COP30
In Belém, Brazil & global partners launched the Bioeconomy Challenge – turning the G20 bioeconomy principles into real-world action to scale sustainable investment in nature.
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In Belém, Brazil & global partners launched the Bioeconomy Challenge – turning the G20 bioeconomy principles into real-world action to scale sustainable investment in nature.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
🌿 New global push for a sustainable bioeconomy: UNCTAD joins the Bioeconomy Challenge at #COP30
In Belém, Brazil & global partners launched the Bioeconomy Challenge – turning the G20 bioeconomy principles into real-world action to scale sustainable investment in nature.
More ▶️ ow.ly/iTBq50XpyXx
In Belém, Brazil & global partners launched the Bioeconomy Challenge – turning the G20 bioeconomy principles into real-world action to scale sustainable investment in nature.
More ▶️ ow.ly/iTBq50XpyXx
Trade policy is a strategic driver of climate action
Amid #COP30 negotiations, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s Global Trade Update calls for aligning markets and trade with the Paris Agreement to accelerate the low-carbon transition & finance climate action.
Report ▶️ https://ow.ly/aLX950XppzP
Amid #COP30 negotiations, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s Global Trade Update calls for aligning markets and trade with the Paris Agreement to accelerate the low-carbon transition & finance climate action.
Report ▶️ https://ow.ly/aLX950XppzP
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Trade policy is a strategic driver of climate action
Amid #COP30 negotiations, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s Global Trade Update calls for aligning markets and trade with the Paris Agreement to accelerate the low-carbon transition & finance climate action.
Report ▶️ https://ow.ly/aLX950XppzP
Amid #COP30 negotiations, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s Global Trade Update calls for aligning markets and trade with the Paris Agreement to accelerate the low-carbon transition & finance climate action.
Report ▶️ https://ow.ly/aLX950XppzP
In 2022, least developed countries received just 18% of total climate finance, and small island developing states only 2.8%.
Fragmented funding channels and complex rules make access slow, unpredictable and unfair.
▶️ New UNCTAD report: https://ow.ly/HbMO50Xmt9I
#COP30 #ClimateFinance
Fragmented funding channels and complex rules make access slow, unpredictable and unfair.
▶️ New UNCTAD report: https://ow.ly/HbMO50Xmt9I
#COP30 #ClimateFinance
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
In 2022, least developed countries received just 18% of total climate finance, and small island developing states only 2.8%.
Fragmented funding channels and complex rules make access slow, unpredictable and unfair.
▶️ New UNCTAD report: https://ow.ly/HbMO50Xmt9I
#COP30 #ClimateFinance
Fragmented funding channels and complex rules make access slow, unpredictable and unfair.
▶️ New UNCTAD report: https://ow.ly/HbMO50Xmt9I
#COP30 #ClimateFinance
Too many developing countries haven’t benefited from the energy revolution – even those rich in critical minerals.
At #UNCTAD16, UN chief António Guterres urged all leaders to ensure local communities share in these vital resources.
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At #UNCTAD16, UN chief António Guterres urged all leaders to ensure local communities share in these vital resources.
More ▶️ ow.ly/Fhqc50XoTtV
#COP30 ▶️ unctad.org/unctad-at-co...
November 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Too many developing countries haven’t benefited from the energy revolution – even those rich in critical minerals.
At #UNCTAD16, UN chief António Guterres urged all leaders to ensure local communities share in these vital resources.
More ▶️ ow.ly/Fhqc50XoTtV
#COP30 ▶️ unctad.org/unctad-at-co...
At #UNCTAD16, UN chief António Guterres urged all leaders to ensure local communities share in these vital resources.
More ▶️ ow.ly/Fhqc50XoTtV
#COP30 ▶️ unctad.org/unctad-at-co...
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) carried out two missions to Zambia, launching a new initiative to identify high-potential sectors for economic diversification within and beyond critical mineral value chains.
Find out more: ▶️ ow.ly/PS0L50XoOMF
Find out more: ▶️ ow.ly/PS0L50XoOMF
November 8, 2025 at 10:36 AM
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) carried out two missions to Zambia, launching a new initiative to identify high-potential sectors for economic diversification within and beyond critical mineral value chains.
Find out more: ▶️ ow.ly/PS0L50XoOMF
Find out more: ▶️ ow.ly/PS0L50XoOMF
How can Bangladesh make its leather industry both greener and more competitive? 🌍
This week in Dhaka, UNCTAD and the Ministry of Commerce joined forces to scale up efforts for a more sustainable, traceable and globally competitive leather sector.
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This week in Dhaka, UNCTAD and the Ministry of Commerce joined forces to scale up efforts for a more sustainable, traceable and globally competitive leather sector.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
How can Bangladesh make its leather industry both greener and more competitive? 🌍
This week in Dhaka, UNCTAD and the Ministry of Commerce joined forces to scale up efforts for a more sustainable, traceable and globally competitive leather sector.
▶️ ow.ly/3IUZ50XoOHH
This week in Dhaka, UNCTAD and the Ministry of Commerce joined forces to scale up efforts for a more sustainable, traceable and globally competitive leather sector.
▶️ ow.ly/3IUZ50XoOHH
Between 2013 and 2022, trade in solar-energy goods rose 56% and wind-related goods 39% — far ahead of the 23% growth in overall industrial goods.
But high trade costs and other barriers still hold back momentum.
More ▶️ https://ow.ly/x6kQ50XoyGb
Join UNCTAD at #COP30 ▶️ https://ow.ly/Jfv950XoyGN
But high trade costs and other barriers still hold back momentum.
More ▶️ https://ow.ly/x6kQ50XoyGb
Join UNCTAD at #COP30 ▶️ https://ow.ly/Jfv950XoyGN
November 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Between 2013 and 2022, trade in solar-energy goods rose 56% and wind-related goods 39% — far ahead of the 23% growth in overall industrial goods.
But high trade costs and other barriers still hold back momentum.
More ▶️ https://ow.ly/x6kQ50XoyGb
Join UNCTAD at #COP30 ▶️ https://ow.ly/Jfv950XoyGN
But high trade costs and other barriers still hold back momentum.
More ▶️ https://ow.ly/x6kQ50XoyGb
Join UNCTAD at #COP30 ▶️ https://ow.ly/Jfv950XoyGN
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) calls for aligning markets and trade with the Paris Agreement to accelerate the low-carbon transition and finance climate action ahead of #COP30.
Here’s our #Insights weekly roundup of the key headlines. ▶️ https://ow.ly/kGpq50XoxxW
Here’s our #Insights weekly roundup of the key headlines. ▶️ https://ow.ly/kGpq50XoxxW
November 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) calls for aligning markets and trade with the Paris Agreement to accelerate the low-carbon transition and finance climate action ahead of #COP30.
Here’s our #Insights weekly roundup of the key headlines. ▶️ https://ow.ly/kGpq50XoxxW
Here’s our #Insights weekly roundup of the key headlines. ▶️ https://ow.ly/kGpq50XoxxW
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At #COP30, Nationally Determined Contributions #NDCs are opportunities for countries to define, on their own terms, their path to a low-carbon world.
This is why @unctad.bsky.social is helping countries with guidance to connect climate commitments to trade, finance, investment & sustainable growth.
This is why @unctad.bsky.social is helping countries with guidance to connect climate commitments to trade, finance, investment & sustainable growth.
November 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
At #COP30, Nationally Determined Contributions #NDCs are opportunities for countries to define, on their own terms, their path to a low-carbon world.
This is why @unctad.bsky.social is helping countries with guidance to connect climate commitments to trade, finance, investment & sustainable growth.
This is why @unctad.bsky.social is helping countries with guidance to connect climate commitments to trade, finance, investment & sustainable growth.
Better trade policies can help decouple economic prosperity & energy access from CO2 emissions, enabling sustainable growth while cutting emissions.
Learn more ▶️ ow.ly/m3nQ50U6f9b
Join us at #COP30 ▶️ unctad.org/unctad-at-co...
Learn more ▶️ ow.ly/m3nQ50U6f9b
Join us at #COP30 ▶️ unctad.org/unctad-at-co...
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Better trade policies can help decouple economic prosperity & energy access from CO2 emissions, enabling sustainable growth while cutting emissions.
Learn more ▶️ ow.ly/m3nQ50U6f9b
Join us at #COP30 ▶️ unctad.org/unctad-at-co...
Learn more ▶️ ow.ly/m3nQ50U6f9b
Join us at #COP30 ▶️ unctad.org/unctad-at-co...
At #COP30, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) chief Rebeca Grynspan joins world leaders in Belém, 🇧🇷, to spotlight how trade, investment & finance can power a just, climate-resilient transformation.
We’ll call for fair finance & low-carbon growth for developing nations.
▶️ https://ow.ly/f2Jr50XooqN
We’ll call for fair finance & low-carbon growth for developing nations.
▶️ https://ow.ly/f2Jr50XooqN
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
At #COP30, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) chief Rebeca Grynspan joins world leaders in Belém, 🇧🇷, to spotlight how trade, investment & finance can power a just, climate-resilient transformation.
We’ll call for fair finance & low-carbon growth for developing nations.
▶️ https://ow.ly/f2Jr50XooqN
We’ll call for fair finance & low-carbon growth for developing nations.
▶️ https://ow.ly/f2Jr50XooqN
Trade is a powerful driver of climate action. 🌍
Ahead of #COP30, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s latest Global Trade Update shows how trade can accelerate the low-carbon transition and mobilize investment for the Paris Agreement goals.
Find out more ▶️ https://ow.ly/eU2I50XomUj
Ahead of #COP30, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s latest Global Trade Update shows how trade can accelerate the low-carbon transition and mobilize investment for the Paris Agreement goals.
Find out more ▶️ https://ow.ly/eU2I50XomUj
November 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Trade is a powerful driver of climate action. 🌍
Ahead of #COP30, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s latest Global Trade Update shows how trade can accelerate the low-carbon transition and mobilize investment for the Paris Agreement goals.
Find out more ▶️ https://ow.ly/eU2I50XomUj
Ahead of #COP30, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s latest Global Trade Update shows how trade can accelerate the low-carbon transition and mobilize investment for the Paris Agreement goals.
Find out more ▶️ https://ow.ly/eU2I50XomUj
Natural hazards cost the Caribbean $12.6B every year – yet these nations emit <1% of global carbon.
Ahead of #COP30, @unctad.bsky.social stands with small islands for resilience, debt relief & climate justice. 🌎
Full publication: ▶️ ow.ly/ZbKB50XiWaU
Find out more: ▶️ ow.ly/Zz5r50XiWaT
Ahead of #COP30, @unctad.bsky.social stands with small islands for resilience, debt relief & climate justice. 🌎
Full publication: ▶️ ow.ly/ZbKB50XiWaU
Find out more: ▶️ ow.ly/Zz5r50XiWaT
November 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Natural hazards cost the Caribbean $12.6B every year – yet these nations emit <1% of global carbon.
Ahead of #COP30, @unctad.bsky.social stands with small islands for resilience, debt relief & climate justice. 🌎
Full publication: ▶️ ow.ly/ZbKB50XiWaU
Find out more: ▶️ ow.ly/Zz5r50XiWaT
Ahead of #COP30, @unctad.bsky.social stands with small islands for resilience, debt relief & climate justice. 🌎
Full publication: ▶️ ow.ly/ZbKB50XiWaU
Find out more: ▶️ ow.ly/Zz5r50XiWaT
Improving the global financial system isn’t just technical — it’s essential. 🌍
Without a fairer, more stable international financial architecture, we can’t unlock the finance needed for climate-resilient development.
▶️ New UNCTAD report: https://ow.ly/NmJ050XmsWs
#COP30 #ClimateFinance
Without a fairer, more stable international financial architecture, we can’t unlock the finance needed for climate-resilient development.
▶️ New UNCTAD report: https://ow.ly/NmJ050XmsWs
#COP30 #ClimateFinance
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Improving the global financial system isn’t just technical — it’s essential. 🌍
Without a fairer, more stable international financial architecture, we can’t unlock the finance needed for climate-resilient development.
▶️ New UNCTAD report: https://ow.ly/NmJ050XmsWs
#COP30 #ClimateFinance
Without a fairer, more stable international financial architecture, we can’t unlock the finance needed for climate-resilient development.
▶️ New UNCTAD report: https://ow.ly/NmJ050XmsWs
#COP30 #ClimateFinance
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Meeting in the Amazon reminds us that we must act with urgency for decisive climate action with a development perspective.
November 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Meeting in the Amazon reminds us that we must act with urgency for decisive climate action with a development perspective.
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#COP30 in Belém, Brazil, will be the time for urgent global cooperation – and implementation – to deliver sustainable development for everyone.
An honour to be with President @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social & leaders, joining forces for multilateral solutions and mobilizing all partners.
An honour to be with President @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social & leaders, joining forces for multilateral solutions and mobilizing all partners.
November 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
#COP30 in Belém, Brazil, will be the time for urgent global cooperation – and implementation – to deliver sustainable development for everyone.
An honour to be with President @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social & leaders, joining forces for multilateral solutions and mobilizing all partners.
An honour to be with President @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social & leaders, joining forces for multilateral solutions and mobilizing all partners.
Trade policy is a strategic driver of climate action.
@unctad.bsky.social’s latest Global Trade Update calls for aligning markets and trade with the Paris Agreement to accelerate the low-carbon transition and finance climate action ahead of #COP30.
Full report ▶️ ow.ly/InuR50XnNZR
@unctad.bsky.social’s latest Global Trade Update calls for aligning markets and trade with the Paris Agreement to accelerate the low-carbon transition and finance climate action ahead of #COP30.
Full report ▶️ ow.ly/InuR50XnNZR
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Trade policy is a strategic driver of climate action.
@unctad.bsky.social’s latest Global Trade Update calls for aligning markets and trade with the Paris Agreement to accelerate the low-carbon transition and finance climate action ahead of #COP30.
Full report ▶️ ow.ly/InuR50XnNZR
@unctad.bsky.social’s latest Global Trade Update calls for aligning markets and trade with the Paris Agreement to accelerate the low-carbon transition and finance climate action ahead of #COP30.
Full report ▶️ ow.ly/InuR50XnNZR
550K+ entrepreneurs trained.
40+ countries.
Empretec 2.0 has one powerful mission: empowering entrepreneurs to drive innovation for sustainable and inclusive growth.
Find out more about Empretec's session at #UNCTAD16.
▶️ ow.ly/2zwb50Xna9e
40+ countries.
Empretec 2.0 has one powerful mission: empowering entrepreneurs to drive innovation for sustainable and inclusive growth.
Find out more about Empretec's session at #UNCTAD16.
▶️ ow.ly/2zwb50Xna9e
November 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
550K+ entrepreneurs trained.
40+ countries.
Empretec 2.0 has one powerful mission: empowering entrepreneurs to drive innovation for sustainable and inclusive growth.
Find out more about Empretec's session at #UNCTAD16.
▶️ ow.ly/2zwb50Xna9e
40+ countries.
Empretec 2.0 has one powerful mission: empowering entrepreneurs to drive innovation for sustainable and inclusive growth.
Find out more about Empretec's session at #UNCTAD16.
▶️ ow.ly/2zwb50Xna9e
Services are the engine of the global economy:
✅ Two-thirds of global output
✅ Half of foreign direct investment
✅ Half of all jobs
Yet many developing countries lack detailed trade data.
UNCTAD offers a primer to help close policy gaps.
▶️ https://ow.ly/xYAT50Xn6UV
▶️ https://ow.ly/cbee50Xn6U9
✅ Two-thirds of global output
✅ Half of foreign direct investment
✅ Half of all jobs
Yet many developing countries lack detailed trade data.
UNCTAD offers a primer to help close policy gaps.
▶️ https://ow.ly/xYAT50Xn6UV
▶️ https://ow.ly/cbee50Xn6U9
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Services are the engine of the global economy:
✅ Two-thirds of global output
✅ Half of foreign direct investment
✅ Half of all jobs
Yet many developing countries lack detailed trade data.
UNCTAD offers a primer to help close policy gaps.
▶️ https://ow.ly/xYAT50Xn6UV
▶️ https://ow.ly/cbee50Xn6U9
✅ Two-thirds of global output
✅ Half of foreign direct investment
✅ Half of all jobs
Yet many developing countries lack detailed trade data.
UNCTAD offers a primer to help close policy gaps.
▶️ https://ow.ly/xYAT50Xn6UV
▶️ https://ow.ly/cbee50Xn6U9
“We need to align trade policies with our climate objectives and ensure that trade supports ambitious climate action and a just transition.”
💬 #UnitedNations Secretary-General António Guterres at #UNCTAD16
Full statement: ▶️ vimeo.com/1129571857
#UNCTAD16 press release: ▶️ ow.ly/I9ZL50XhMhJ
#COP30
💬 #UnitedNations Secretary-General António Guterres at #UNCTAD16
Full statement: ▶️ vimeo.com/1129571857
#UNCTAD16 press release: ▶️ ow.ly/I9ZL50XhMhJ
#COP30
November 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
“We need to align trade policies with our climate objectives and ensure that trade supports ambitious climate action and a just transition.”
💬 #UnitedNations Secretary-General António Guterres at #UNCTAD16
Full statement: ▶️ vimeo.com/1129571857
#UNCTAD16 press release: ▶️ ow.ly/I9ZL50XhMhJ
#COP30
💬 #UnitedNations Secretary-General António Guterres at #UNCTAD16
Full statement: ▶️ vimeo.com/1129571857
#UNCTAD16 press release: ▶️ ow.ly/I9ZL50XhMhJ
#COP30