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ASG Moreno speaks at a UN high-level meeting on critical minerals in New York on 14 July.

Putting development at the heart of critical minerals

First half of 2026: stronger goods trade growth and sluggish services trade growth

High-tech goods power global trade amid uncertainty

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World Investment Forum 2026 to bring global investment community to Doha

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Global System of Trade Preferences

ASG Moreno speaks at a UN high-level meeting on critical minerals in New York on 14 July.

Putting development at the heart of critical minerals

First half of 2026: stronger goods trade growth and sluggish services trade growth

High-tech goods power global trade amid uncertainty

Register for the World Investment Forum 2026

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World Investment Report 2026: International investment in a turbulent era

World Investment Report 2026: International investment in a turbulent era

Cover for UNCTAD Annual Report 2025

UNCTAD Annual Report 2025

Cover for Global Trade Update (July/August 2026): Global trade continues to expand amid rising price pressures

Global Trade Update (July/August 2026): Global trade continues to expand amid rising price pressures

Cover for Strait of Hormuz disruptions: Beyond reopening - lasting impacts on vulnerable economies

Strait of Hormuz disruptions: Beyond reopening - lasting impacts on vulnerable economies

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Financing development: External flows of financial capital to developing countries and their cost

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Data stories

Bar chart showing Must vulnerable economies are exposed to oil and food price shocks

Hormuz disruptions: Most vulnerable economies are exposed to oil and food price shocks

Graph showing prices of oil and refined oil products have risen sharply

Vulnerable economies face the heaviest burden from oil shocks

A graph showing that clean technologies will account for a larger share of critical mineral demand

Critical minerals are reshaping global trade as demand surges

bar chart showing that AI-related hardware boosted import growth in 2025

AI-driven trade boom masks broader slowdown

a map showing that most countries still face higher export costs from non-tariff measures

Beyond tariffs: Most countries still face higher export costs from non-tariff measures

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Engineers use artificial intelligence and robotics to optimize production.

21 Aug 2026

Ensuring AI benefits everyone is key to development in the global South

04 Aug 2026

Today’s investment patterns are shaping tomorrow’s trade map

03 Aug 2026

Accelerating the energy transition in ports

29 Jul 2026

New partnership to connect entrepreneurs with global networks and opportunities

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Videos

Global Trade Update July/August 2026

Strait of Hormuz Disruptions: The burden of oil price shocks on vulnerable economies

Borrowers' Platform: Toward a fairer global financial system

Meetings and events

Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission, 16th session

31 August – 4 September 2026

Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission, 16th session

Geneva, Switzerland

1 – 30 September 2026

Science, technology and innovation parks: Policies and practices e-learning course, autumn session

Online

2 September 2026

Specialized training for NTFCs 2026: Module 8 on technical barriers to trade and sanitary and phytosanitary measures in the context of trade facilitation

Online

3 – 4 September 2026

National validation workshop on the vulnerability profile of Uganda

Kampala, Uganda

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Secretary-General

Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UNCTAD from 13 September 2021

Geneva, Switzerland

Rebeca Grynspan

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.

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Statements

14 July 2026

UN high-level meeting on critical energy transition minerals

New York City, United States of America

8 July 2026

23rd Session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy — Opening remarks

Geneva, Switzerland

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