Reforming global trade rules key to supporting developing economies
Stories & Blogs UNCTADMar 17, 2026(News )The rules governing global trade are under increasing strain, raising questions about whether the international trading system can continue to support development in an era of geopolitical rivalry and policy uncertainty.
WFP scales up food assistance as record floods in Mozambique leave families stranded
Stories & Blogs WFPJan 30, 2026(News )The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up to deliver life-saving food assistance to reach 450,000 people affected by the country’s worst flooding in decades.
Humanitarian aid cuts push millions deeper into hunger amid rising violence and population displacement in West and Central Africa
Stories & Blogs WFPJan 16, 2026(News )The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that without urgent resources and action, the most vulnerable people in West and Central Africa are headed for yet another dire year.
Trade for economic empowerment and gender equality: What comes next.
Stories & Blogs UNCTADOct 16, 2025(News )Sustained efforts are underway to ensure that the benefits of trade are shared more broadly and that trade policy powers a more prosperous future leaving no one behind.
Breaking down barriers for women digital entrepreneurs: What’s next?
Stories & Blogs UNCTADSep 05, 2025(News )A new study examines the systemic barriers holding women’s businesses back in the digital economy, calling for targeted measures to change course.
“A war of atrocities:” Sudan civilians deliberately targeted, UN Fact-Finding Mission reports international crimes on large-scale
Stories & Blogs OHCHRSep 05, 2025(Press Release )Rival forces in Sudan are deliberately targeting the devastated nation’s civilian population, committing atrocities including war crimes on a large scale, the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan said in its latest report today.
Mali: Türk deplores indefinite suspension of elections, deepening crackdown on civil society.
Stories & Blogs OHCHRSep 04, 2025(Press Release )UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday warned of a further deterioration in the human rights situation in Mali, amid deepening democratic reversals, rising insecurity and a crackdown on civil society.
Cameroon: Restrictions on civic space risk undermining presidential election, Türk warns
Stories & Blogs OHCHRSep 02, 2025(Press Release )Growing restrictions on civic and democratic space in Cameroon in the lead up to the presidential election in October raise fears about whether voters can freely express their will, said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today.
Harnessing Africa’s digital economy for regional integration and shared prosperity.
Stories & Blogs UNCTADAug 26, 2025(News )Algeria launches UNCTAD’s eTrade Readiness Assessment to empower small businesses and deepen continental integration.
Emergency food assistance grinds to a halt in Nigeria amid surging insecurity and record hunger
Stories & Blogs WFPJul 23, 2025(News )Without immediate funding, millions of vulnerable people will face impossible choices: endure increasingly severe hunger, migrate, or possibly risk exploitation by extremist groups in the region.