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Easing global trade:  The Automated  System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA)
            programme has enabled over 100 countries to improve trade efficiency by streamlining
            and expediting customs clearance. ASYCUDA is UN Trade and Development’s largest
            technical cooperation project and has been in operation for more than 40 years.

            Sustainable trade: To ensure that trade is part of the solution to climate change, the
            organization helps developing countries access energy-efficient goods and technology
            for the energy transition to support environmental objectives in line with the Sustainable
            Development Goals.

            Accolades worldwide

            A strong turnout at the Global Leaders Forum in June – which headlines UNCTAD60
            celebrations  –  underscores the profound and lasting impact of UN Trade and
            Development on the world stage.

            Speaking at the forum’s opening, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres
            praised UN Trade and Development’s decades-long legacy continues to inspire current
            and future generations.

            “We must channel the courage and wisdom of those who built UNCTAD, to reimagine a
            world where trade is a force for shared prosperity, not geopolitical rivalry, where global
            supply chains are a source of green innovation and climate action, not environmental
            damage, and where  sustainable development is a central goal,  not an afterthought,”
            said Mr. Guterres.

            Leaders from the Global South – including heads of state and government, 28 ministers
            of trade and foreign affairs who addressed the forum – also spoke highly of UN Trade
            and Development’s growing effectiveness.

            They commended the organization’s work in advancing South-South cooperation and
            North-South dialogue towards a fairer and more inclusive global economy, reaffirming
            its mission to ensure prosperity for all.
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