Africa: Foreign investment in clean energy boosts sustainability momentum
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )Foreign investment flows to Africa slightly declined in 2023, but significant investments in the clean energy sector offered a positive highlight.
Critical minerals: Africa holds key to sustainable energy future
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )The continent’s abundant mineral wealth also offers an opportunity to generate revenues for governments, finance development and improve living standards.
Unlocking Africa's critical mineral wealth: Energy transition can pave path to new prosperity.
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )Africa holds significant reserves of minerals critical for low-carbon technologies, like cobalt and manganese, offering opportunities for economic growth and development.
How Africa can harness critical mineral wealth to revamp economies
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )The continent is the centre of attraction due to its huge deposits of the world’s reserves of minerals essential for renewable energy technologies like solar panels and electric vehicles: 55% of cobalt, 47.65% of manganese and 5.9% of copper, among others
UN to discuss how to harness data for development
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )The 27th Commission on Science and Technology for Development convenes in Geneva from 15 to 19 April.
UNCTAD rebrands to 'UN Trade and Development'
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )The strategic move underscores the organization's commitment to greater impact, with a new, clearer visual identity aiming to better reflect its work and values and to amplify its voice on behalf of developing countries.
Development aid hits record high but falls for developing countries
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )Despite reaching historical levels in 2022, Official Development Assistance decreased by 2% ($4 billion) for developing regions, affecting over 70 countries and almost 3 billion people.
Development aid hits record high but falls for developing countries
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )Despite reaching historical levels in 2022, Official Development Assistance decreased by 2% ($4 billion) for developing regions, affecting over 70 countries and almost 3 billion people.
Critical minerals: Harnessing data key to unlocking hidden treasures
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )An UNCTAD solution for developing countries to digitalize and share data on natural resources gains renewed significance amid soaring demand for minerals vital for the transition to clean energy.
Trillion-dollar shift urgently needed to align global finance with climate and development goals
Stories & Blogs UNCTAD (News )Eight years after the Paris Agreement, finance for fossil fuels continues unabated at trillions of dollars annually.