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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

The State of Commodity Dependence

Global trade update: Global trade continues to expand amid rising price pressures

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Global trade update: Global trade continues to expand amid rising price pressures

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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

The State of Commodity Dependence

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World Investment Report 2026: International investment in a turbulent era

World Investment Report 2026: International investment in a turbulent era

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UNCTAD Annual Report 2025

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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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Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP)

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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The port of Rades, Tunisia.

03 Aug 2026

Accelerating the energy transition in ports

29 Jul 2026

New partnership to connect entrepreneurs with global networks and opportunities

29 Jul 2026

Why Caribbean households remain under pressure after oil prices ease

27 Jul 2026

Developing countries strengthen debt management through new Borrowers’ Platform

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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

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16 – 20 August 2026

TrainForTrade Modern Port Management Course, Cycle 4 in Maldives: Module 4 on future challenges to ports

Malé, Maldives

19 – 21 August 2026

TrainForTrade Modern Port Management Course, Cycle 3 in Guatemala: Module 3 on the the functioning of a port system

Guatemala City, Guatemala

19 August 2026

Specialized training for NTFCs 2026: Module 7 on understanding the provisions of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement, part 2

Online

24 – 28 August 2026

TrainForTrade Modern Port Management Course, Cycle 6 in Ghana: Module 6 on economic and commercial management

Tema, Ghana

25 August 2026

Capacity-building training for Rwanda government authorities

Online

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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

6 July 2026

Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy — Ninth session

Geneva, Switzerland

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