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Rafah, Gaza Strip.

Gaza reconstruction needs reach $71.5 billion

Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium and on screens) opens the general debate of 81st session of the UN General Assembly.

UNCTAD at the UN General Assembly

Developing countries have less Beyond GDP data

Beyond GDP: Closing the data gap to measure real progress

Iron ore mining in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Latin America pulled in more capital in 2025. Its project pipeline tells a different story

Report: Developments in the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory

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Report: Developments in the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory

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Rafah, Gaza Strip.

Gaza reconstruction needs reach $71.5 billion

Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium and on screens) opens the general debate of 81st session of the UN General Assembly.

UNCTAD at the UN General Assembly

Developing countries have less Beyond GDP data

Beyond GDP: Closing the data gap to measure real progress

Iron ore mining in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Latin America pulled in more capital in 2025. Its project pipeline tells a different story

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Looking beyond GDP

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

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

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Smaller firms, greater risks: How Strait of Hormuz disruptions could trigger an exclusion effect for small and medium-sized enterprises

Cover for World Investment Report 2026: International investment in a turbulent era

World Investment Report 2026: International investment in a turbulent era

Cover for Global Trade Update (September 2026): Services are reshaping global trade, but least developed countries lag in digital exports

Global Trade Update (September 2026): Services are reshaping global trade, but least developed countries lag in digital exports

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Services are reshaping global trade

Data stories

A bar chart showing that services account for a larger share of export value added in developed economies

Why services increasingly matter for goods exports

Smaller firms are at the heart of the global economy

Strait of Hormuz disruptions could hit firms behind 70% of global employment hardest

$Only a fraction of least developed countries’ services exports are digitally deliverable$

Digital services exports are growing fast. Least developed countries are not keeping pace

Severity of commodity dependence

New dashboard helps countries chart a path beyond commodity dependence

Foreign direct investment growth is concentrated in developed economies

Global investment rises 6%, but development gains remain uneven

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Plastic waste sorting in Nairobi, Kenya.

30 Sep 2026

Mapping the services gap to tackle plastic pollution

30 Sep 2026

Latin America pulled in more capital in 2025. Its project pipeline tells a different story

29 Sep 2026

Why services increasingly matter for goods exports

28 Sep 2026

UN General Assembly: UNCTAD calls for global action on AI, investment and green industry

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Videos

Gaza: The scale of destruction and the challenge of recovery

World Investment Forum 2026: Investing in the future

UNCTAD at the WTO Public Forum: Capturing more value from critical minerals

Meetings and events

25 – 27 October 2026

World Investment Forum 2026: Investing in the future

Doha, Qatar

30 September – 2 October 2026

Intergovernmental working group of experts on international standards of accounting and reporting, 43rd session

Geneva, Switzerland

5 – 9 October 2026

Working Party on the Programme Plan and Programme Performance, 91st session

Geneva, Switzerland

12 October 2026

National consultation on transforming Indonesia's seaweed sector

Jakarta, Indonesia

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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

30 September 2026

Intergovernmental working group of experts on international standards of accounting and reporting, 43rd session

Geneva, Switzerland

23 September 2026

Global Grids Accelerator launch event

New York, United States of America

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