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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.
SOURCE: UNTODAY
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