UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica was appointed the eighth Secretary-General of UNCTAD on 13 September 2021. She is the first woman to hold this position in the history of the organization.

11 December 2025

2nd AfCFTA Business Forum

1 December 2025

Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Financing for Development, 9th session

25 November 2025

Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people: Developments in the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory

19 November 2025

Knowledge Summit 2025

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We help developing countries benefit from the global economy more fairly and effectively, providing data and analysis, facilitating consensus-building and offering technical assistance on issues related to trade and development.

We help countries achieve inclusive, sustainable growth by transforming the ambitions of the Sustainable Development Goals into actions that deliver concrete results. Our work focuses on:

We provide reliable and timely data and statistics to help countries better understand trade and development trends and design more effective economic, environmental and social policies.

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Our research and publications provide authoritative and evidence-based analysis on trade and development and policy recommendations to help countries tackle today’s biggest challenges.

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Our meetings and events convene governments, businesses, civil society organizations, academia and international organizations to discuss and build consensus on the most pressing trade and development issues.

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Our technical cooperation helps developing countries better integrate into the global economy by transforming their economies, tackling vulnerabilities, improving competitiveness and empowering people.

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Key moment of 2025: UNCTAD16 concludes with record participation and ‘Geneva Consensus’

AI market projected to hit 4ドル.8 trillion by 2033, emerging as dominant frontier technology

Beyond GDP: What else matters and how to measure it?

Climate-resilient development: How trade and finance can help

Our most-read stories of 2025

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Our most-read stories of 2025

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Key moment of 2025: UNCTAD16 concludes with record participation and ‘Geneva Consensus’

AI market projected to hit 4ドル.8 trillion by 2033, emerging as dominant frontier technology

Beyond GDP: What else matters and how to measure it?

Climate-resilient development: How trade and finance can help

Featured publications

Trade and Development Report 2025: On the brink - trade, finance and the reshaping of the global economy

Handbook of Statistics 2025

Global Trade Update (December 2025): Global trade poised for a record-breaking 2025 as flows expected to surge past 35ドル trillion

Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people: Developments in the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Enhancing policy options for countries to finance their development goals sustainably

More news

Stronger statistics to measure e-commerce and the digital economy

AI is transforming entrepreneurship. What needs to happen next?

Tajikistan: Digital transformation reshaping trade and connectivity

Consumer product safety: New global principles adopted at UN

2025: The most-read stories reflecting key forces in the global economy

Climate-resilient development: How trade and finance can help

Sustainability reporting: Global leaders honoured at annual UNCTAD award

Data stories

Global trade to hit record 35ドル trillion despite slowing momentum

Over 90% of global trade now depends on finance, deepening vulnerabilities

Global growth expected to slow to 2.6% through 2026

Gaza’s economy collapsed 83% in 2024, pushing all 2.3 million people into poverty

GDP and CO2 emissions: Record temperatures heighten urgency to break the link

Meetings and events

Meeting of the High-Level Expert Group on Beyond GDP

Working Party on the Programme Plan and Programme Performance, 90th session

Regional expert meeting on advancing the measurement of productive capacities in small island developing States (SIDS)

National policy-level workshop on stronger and greener productive capacities for just transitions in the Dominican Republic

Trade and Development Board, 78th executive session

Regional Communication Course for National Trade Facilitation Committees

Videos

Global trade poised for a record-breaking 2025 as flows expected to surge past 35ドル trillion

On the brink – a conversation with Rebeca Grynspan and Mariana Mazzucato

On the Brink: Trade, finance and the reshaping of the global economy

Secretary-General statements

Rebeca Grynspan

2nd AfCFTA Business Forum

Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Financing for Development, 9th session

Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people: Developments in the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Knowledge Summit 2025