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class="view-content"> <div class="row"> <div class="views-row col-md-3"> <a href="/news/sao-tome-and-principe-graduates-least-developed-country-status" title="Sao Tome and Principe graduates from least developed country status"><div class="views-field views-field-field-news-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-12/20241213_newspicstp_2412542583_1200x675.jpg?itok=bU6-LKUa" width="420" height="236" alt=" Sao Tome and Principe is an island nation situated off the western equatorial coast of central Africa. " class="medium_16_9" /> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content">Sao Tome and Principe graduates from least developed country status</span></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"><span class="field-content">The milestone is a testament to the African nation’s economic achievements, but its future development is not without challenges.</span></div><div><div class="algnright"><time datetime="2024-12-13T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">13 Dec 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="clear"> </div></span></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row col-md-3"> <a href="/news/carbon-markets-powerful-tool-least-developed-countries-cop29-hears" title="Carbon markets ‘a powerful tool’ for least developed countries, COP29 hears"><div class="views-field views-field-field-news-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-11/20241115_newspic_2513263989_1200x675.jpg?itok=fCNmZsWN" width="420" height="236" alt="ampot Province, Cambodia. Forests, which provide natural carbon sinks, can play a crucial role in mitigating climate change." class="medium_16_9" /> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content">Carbon markets ‘a powerful tool’ for least developed countries, COP29 hears</span></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"><span class="field-content">At the annual climate summit, UN Trade and Development urges stronger action to help least developed nations tap into carbon markets for sustainable and resilient growth.</span></div><div><div class="algnright"><time datetime="2024-11-15T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">15 Nov 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="clear"> </div></span></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row col-md-3"> <a href="/news/trade-preference-schemes-need-reforming-how" title="Trade preference schemes need reforming. But how?"><div class="views-field views-field-field-news-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-11/20241113_newspic_2391791467_1200x675.jpg?itok=2OQXUP52" width="420" height="236" alt="A manufacturing plant in Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam." class="medium_16_9" /> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content">Trade preference schemes need reforming. But how?</span></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"><span class="field-content">Changes are necessary to make trade preferences more effective in fostering growth and export diversification of developing countries.</span></div><div><div class="algnright"><time datetime="2024-11-13T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">13 Nov 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="clear"> </div></span></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row col-md-3"> <a href="/news/drop-ocean-carbon-markets-have-provided-limited-finance-least-developed-countries" title="A drop in the ocean: Carbon markets have provided limited finance for least developed countries"><div class="views-field views-field-field-news-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-11/1qtlt-carbon-credits-have-a-smaller-market-value-than-other-external-flows-to-least-developed-countries.png?itok=li4VBvVn" width="420" height="236" alt="A graph showing carbon markets funds for LDCs compared to other funding sources like remittances and aid" class="medium_16_9" /> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content">A drop in the ocean: Carbon markets have provided limited finance for least developed countries</span></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"><span class="field-content">In 2023, the market value of carbon credits from these vulnerable economies sat at $403 million – just 1% of total bilateral development aid.</span></div><div><div class="algnright"><time datetime="2024-11-05T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">5 Nov 2024</time> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="clear"> </div></span></div></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="more-link form-group"><a href="/news-search?f[0]=sitemap%3A739" class="btn btn-default">More news</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--50-50"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-unctad-block block-unctad-featured-podcast vertical" style=" background-color: inherit; " id="unctad-block-2206" > <h2 style=" "><span>Featured Podcast</span></h2> <div class="row"> <div class="content-un-wrapper"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="iframe"><iframe title="120. 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class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-unctad-block block-unctad-featured-projects horizontal" style=" background-color: inherit; " id="unctad-block-84227" > <div class="row"><div class="col-md-12"> <div class="project-wrapper"> <a href="/project/new-trade-policy-and-strategy-asean-least-developed-countries" title="A New Trade Policy and Strategy for ASEAN LDCs"> <div class="image"> <img src="https://unctad.org/sites/default/files/2020-07/aldc_EIF_ASEAN_project_471x265.png" class="img-responsive" alt="Project image" /> </div> <div class="title"><h4>A New Trade Policy and Strategy for ASEAN LDCs</h4></div> </a> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block block-unctad-block block-unctad-featured-projects horizontal" style=" background-color: inherit; " id="unctad-block-20106" > <div class="row"><div class="col-md-12"> <div class="project-wrapper"> <a 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class="row"> <div class="views-row col-md-2"> <a href="/publication/combating-inequality-and-poverty-united-republic-tanzania" title="Combating inequality and poverty in the United Republic of Tanzania"> <img src="/sites/default/files/2025-01/aldc2024d4_143x200.jpg" alt="Publication cover image" class="img-responsive max-width" /> <div class="title"><h4>Combating inequality and poverty in the United Republic of Tanzania</h4></div> </a> <span class="Z3988" title="url_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fzotero.org%3A2&rft.date=2025-01-21&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Functad.org%2Fsystem%2Ffiles%2Fofficial-document%2Faldc2024d4_en.pdf&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.btitle=Combating%20inequality%20and%20poverty%20in%20the%20United%20Republic%20of%20Tanzania&rft.language=English"></span> </div> <div class="views-row col-md-2"> <a href="/publication/productive-capacities-development-challenges-and-opportunities-case-kenya" title="Productive capacities development: Challenges and opportunities - the case of Kenya"> <img src="/sites/default/files/2025-01/aldc2024d6_143x200.jpg" alt="Publication cover image" class="img-responsive max-width" /> <div class="title"><h4>Productive capacities development: Challenges and opportunities - the case of Kenya</h4></div> </a> <span class="Z3988" title="url_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fzotero.org%3A2&rft.date=2025-01-17&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Functad.org%2Fsystem%2Ffiles%2Fofficial-document%2Faldc2024d6_en.pdf&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.btitle=Productive%20capacities%20development%3A%20Challenges%20and%20opportunities%20-%20the%20case%20of%20Kenya&rft.language=English"></span> </div> <div class="views-row col-md-2"> <a href="/publication/productive-capacities-development-challenges-and-opportunities-case-ethiopia" title="Productive capacities development: Challenges and opportunities - the case of Ethiopia"> <img src="/sites/default/files/2024-12/aldc2024d3_143x200.jpg" alt="Publication cover image" class="img-responsive max-width" /> <div class="title"><h4>Productive capacities development: Challenges and opportunities - the case of Ethiopia</h4></div> </a> <span class="Z3988" title="url_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fzotero.org%3A2&rft.date=2024-12-23&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Functad.org%2Fsystem%2Ffiles%2Fofficial-document%2Faldc2024d3_en.pdf&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.btitle=Productive%20capacities%20development%3A%20Challenges%20and%20opportunities%20-%20the%20case%20of%20Ethiopia&rft.language=English"></span> </div> <div class="views-row col-md-2"> <a href="/publication/aligning-carbon-markets-sustainable-development-goals-least-developed-countries" title="Aligning carbon markets with Sustainable Development Goals in the least developed countries"> <img src="/sites/default/files/2024-12/presspb2024d2_143x200.jpg" alt="Publication cover image" class="img-responsive max-width" /> <div class="title"><h4>Aligning carbon markets with Sustainable Development Goals in the least developed countries</h4></div> </a> <span class="Z3988" title="url_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fzotero.org%3A2&rft.date=2024-12-02&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Functad.org%2Fsystem%2Ffiles%2Fofficial-document%2Fpresspb2024d2_en.pdf&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.btitle=Aligning%20carbon%20markets%20with%20Sustainable%20Development%20Goals%20in%20the%20least%20developed%20countries&rft.language=English"></span> </div> <div class="views-row col-md-2"> <a href="/publication/least-developed-countries-report-2024" title="The Least Developed Countries Report 2024"> <img src="/sites/default/files/2024-10/ldcr2024_143x200.jpg" alt="Publication cover image" class="img-responsive max-width" /> <div class="title"><h4>The Least Developed Countries Report 2024</h4></div> </a> <span class="Z3988" title="url_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fzotero.org%3A2&rft.date=2024-11-04&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Functad.org%2Fsystem%2Ffiles%2Fofficial-document%2Fldc2024overview_en.pdf&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.btitle=The%20Least%20Developed%20Countries%20Report%202024&rft.language=English"></span> </div> <div class="views-row col-md-2"> <a href="/publication/international-fisheries-access-agreements-challenges-and-opportunities-optimize" title="International fisheries access agreements: Challenges and opportunities to optimize development impacts"> <img src="/sites/default/files/2024-09/aldc2024d2_143x200_4.jpg" alt="Publication cover image" class="img-responsive max-width" /> <div class="title"><h4>International fisheries access agreements: Challenges and opportunities to optimize development impacts</h4></div> </a> <span class="Z3988" title="url_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fzotero.org%3A2&rft.date=2024-09-20&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Functad.org%2Fsystem%2Ffiles%2Fofficial-document%2Faldc2024d2_en.pdf&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.btitle=International%20fisheries%20access%20agreements%3A%20Challenges%20and%20opportunities%20to%20optimize%20development%20impacts&rft.language=English"></span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="more-link form-group"><a href="/publications-search?f[0]=sitemap%3A739" class="btn btn-default">More publications</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--50-50"> </div> <div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--50-50"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-unctad-block block-unctad-meetings vertical" style=" background-color: inherit; " id="unctad-block-80365" > <h2 style=" "><span>Events and 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href="/meeting/cop29-trade-and-investment-house-event-leveraging-carbon-markets-sustainable-development" title="COP29 Trade and Investment House event: Leveraging carbon markets for the sustainable development of least developed countries"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="title">COP29 Trade and Investment House event: Leveraging carbon markets for the sustainable development of least developed countries</div> <div class="date"><div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"><span class="field-content"><time datetime="2024-11-15T16:00:00Z" class="datetime">15 Nov 2024</time> - <time datetime="2024-11-15T17:00:00Z" class="datetime">15 Nov 2024</time> </span></div></div> <div class="location"> Baku, Azerbaijan </div> </div> </div> <div class="border_wrapper"><div class="border"></div></div> </a> </div> <div class="views-row"> <a href="/meeting/executive-meeting-negotiating-and-drafting-rules-origin-roo-ldc-wto-group" title="Executive meeting on negotiating and drafting rules of origin (RoO) for the LDC WTO group "> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="title">Executive meeting on negotiating and drafting rules of origin (RoO) for the LDC WTO group </div> <div class="date"><div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"><span class="field-content"><time datetime="2024-11-11T13:00:00Z" class="datetime">11 Nov 2024</time> - <time datetime="2024-11-13T17:15:00Z" class="datetime">13 Nov 2024</time> </span></div></div> <div class="location"> Florence, Italy </div> </div> </div> <div class="border_wrapper"><div class="border"></div></div> </a> </div> <div class="views-row"> <a href="/meeting/launch-least-developed-countries-report-2024" title="Launch of the Least Developed Countries Report 2024"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="title">Launch of the Least Developed Countries Report 2024</div> <div class="date"><div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"><span class="field-content"><time datetime="2024-11-04T16:30:00Z" class="datetime">4 Nov 2024</time> </span></div></div> <div class="location"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="border_wrapper"><div class="border"></div></div> </a> </div> <div class="views-row"> <a href="/meeting/national-validation-workshop-vulnerability-profile-comoros" title="National validation workshop on the vulnerability profile of the Comoros"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="title">National validation workshop on the vulnerability profile of the Comoros</div> <div class="date"><div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"><span class="field-content"><time datetime="2024-10-15T07:00:00Z" class="datetime">15 Oct 2024</time> - <time datetime="2024-10-16T15:00:00Z" class="datetime">16 Oct 2024</time> </span></div></div> <div class="location"> Moroni, Comoros </div> </div> </div> <div class="border_wrapper"><div class="border"></div></div> </a> </div> <div class="views-row"> <a href="/meeting/9th-global-aid-trade-review-side-event-strategies-position-trade-core-ldc-development" title="9th Global Aid for Trade Review side event: Strategies to position trade at the core of the LDC development agenda"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="title">9th Global Aid for Trade Review side event: Strategies to position trade at the core of the LDC development agenda</div> <div class="date"><div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"><span class="field-content"><time datetime="2024-06-27T10:00:00Z" class="datetime">27 Jun 2024</time> - <time datetime="2024-06-27T11:00:00Z" class="datetime">27 Jun 2024</time> </span></div></div> <div class="location"> Geneva, Switzerland </div> </div> </div> <div class="border_wrapper"><div class="border"></div></div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="more-link form-group"><a href="/meetings-search?f[0]=sitemap%3A739" title="More Meetings"></a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region 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class="files"> <li> <a href="/system/files/official-document/aldc2024d4_en.pdf" target="_blank">English</a> </li> </ul> <span class="Z3988" title="url_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fzotero.org%3A2&rft.date=2025-01-21&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Functad.org%2Fsystem%2Ffiles%2Fofficial-document%2Faldc2024d4_en.pdf&rft.aufirst=United Nations Conference on Trade and Development&rft.aulast=%20&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Combating%20inequality%20and%20poverty%20in%20the%20United%20Republic%20of%20Tanzania&rft.language=English"></span> <div class="border_wrapper"> <div class="border"></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <a href="/system/files/official-document/aldc2024d6_en.pdf" target="_blank">Productive capacities development: Challenges and opportunities - the case of Kenya</a> <div class="views-field views-field-field-subtitle"><div class="field-content">Technical and statistical report</div></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"><span class="field-content"></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content">UNCTAD/ALDC/2024/6 - 17 Jan 2025</span></div><ul class="files"> <li> <a href="/system/files/official-document/aldc2024d6_en.pdf" target="_blank">English</a> </li> </ul> <span class="Z3988" title="url_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fzotero.org%3A2&rft.date=2025-01-17&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Functad.org%2Fsystem%2Ffiles%2Fofficial-document%2Faldc2024d6_en.pdf&rft.aufirst=United Nations Conference on Trade and Development&rft.aulast=%20&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Productive%20capacities%20development%3A%20Challenges%20and%20opportunities%20-%20the%20case%20of%20Kenya&rft.language=English"></span> <div class="border_wrapper"> <div class="border"></div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"> <a href="/system/files/official-document/presspb2024d2_en.pdf" 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