Making country branding work for trade: ITC Executive Director on meeting with Prime Minister of Madagascar
Stories & Blogs ITC (Speech )"Tourism makes up 10% of the global economy, and it’s a key driver of sustainable economic growth for many developing countries, especially small island developing states."Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive Director, ITC
Fifty-eighth session of the Economic Commission for Africa: Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
Event 28 March, 2026 3 April, 2026 - Venue/Format: Tangier, MoroccoOrganizer: ECA
Global commitment to mercury reduction: UNEP's role in advancing the Minamata convention
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Speech )Mercury has served our industries, our medicines, even our mirrors — yet it has also poisoned rivers, silenced birds, and entered the blood of generations.
Leveraging inclusive industrialization, value addition and trade to address Youth unemployment in Southern Africa.
Event November 6, 2025 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. (Southern African Time) (UTC+02:00)) - Venue/Format: Virtual - Register to attend and intervene during the session: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7raR3VTASv-ry01SFsDVDQOrganizer: ECA
Academic Conference on Africa 2025
Event December 1 – 3, 2025 - Venue/Format: Hybrid — Conference Room 2, UN Headquarters, New York and OnlineOrganizer: OSAA
Global Industry Summit The 21st Session of the UNIDO General Conference.
Event November 23 – 27, 2025 - Venue/Format: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz International Conference CentreOrganizer: UNIDO
11th Ministerial Conference of the Least Developed Countries
Event November 22, 2025 - Venue/Format: King Abdulaziz International Conference Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Organizer: UNIDO
2025 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 30)
Event November 10 - 21, 2025 - Venue/Format: Belém, BrazilOrganizer: UNFCCC
Opening Remarks by UNFPA Executive Director Ms. Diene Keita at the World Health Summit Keynote Session: Women’s Health – Global Wealth: Catalyzing Returns on Bold Investments.
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (Speech )Every single day, over 700 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. That’s one woman lost every two minutes – needlessly.
Gender equality remains a unifying force for the world – 2025 must be our turning point.
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Speech )Remarks by UN Under-Secretary General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the High-level meeting of the UN General Assembly on the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, UN headquarters, 22 September 2025.