women
March 08, 2022 -
Annette Ssemuwemba, Apurva Mudliar and Peter Donelan
Women play a key role in fighting climate change
Women are 14 times more likely to die from a climate disaster than men. Despite being face-to-face with the problem, women are often not part of the solution.
February 22, 2022 -
Annabel Sykes and Michelle Kristy
Tracing Rwandan coffee digitally for inclusive trade
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, a strong digital presence has, more than ever, become a key element for small businesses in the coffee sector to access new buyers and benefit from international markets.
December 15, 2020 -
Global Shea Alliance
On augmenting Togo’s shea industry
Public-private partnership to boost incomes in shea.
December 01, 2020 -
Dr. Fahmida Khatun
Access to finance is crucial for women entrepreneurs
In Bangladesh, COVID-19 is impacting the female labour force more
July 29, 2020 -
Michelle Kovacevic
Making it faster and easier for South Asian women to take businesses online
Recently launched ecommerce training program and portal will help hundreds of women entrepreneurs in South Asian LDCs become part of regional and global supply chains.
July 02, 2020 -
Candice White
Making trade facilitation gender sensitive
New tool offers actions to tackle the barriers to trade that women face
June 15, 2020 -
Violeta Gonzalez Behar, Houria Djoudi
Protecting trees, empowering women, ensuring incomes – suggestions for a just shea story
How to ensure the women who collect shea benefit from being part of the global marketplace
April 20, 2020 -
Michelle Kovacevic
Young designer shaking up Gambia’s fashion industry
Taking traditional African prints and making them modern, a female entrepreneur is aiming to go global – armed with the right business tools
November 11, 2019 -
Michelle Kovacevic
From kitchen to boardroom: One woman’s story of business success
In Zambia, a sweet idea spurs entrepreneurship
September 18, 2019 -
Amelia Kyambadde, Ratnakar Adhikari
Unleashing the power of women to transform the world’s poorest countries
Originally published by Thomson Reuters Foundation News on 11 September 2019
July 01, 2019 -
Deanna Ramsay, Violeta Gonzalez Behar
4 ways to empower women in the world's poorest countries
Originally published by World Economic Forum Agenda on 24 June 2019
March 23, 2019 -
Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)
New initiative aims at transforming economic lives of women in Least Developed Countries
TOKYO – 23 MARCH 2019 – Across the world’s 47 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), women continue to face constraints that limit their participation in trade.
July 13, 2018 -
Talking trade strategies for small businesses, women, and youth
This session gathered ministers from LDCs and global leaders to discuss implementation of trade strategies and national-level plans in light of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
March 06, 2014 -
Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)
Improved trade policies in fish sectors could address gender inequalities
New UNCTAD-EIF study of the fisheries sector in The Gambia shows trade policies have to be inclusive if they are to reduce poverty