联合国贸易发展委员会-贸发会议2024年年度报告（英）

UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENTUNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENTANNUAL REPORT years2024Forward togetherGeneva, 2025Annual Report 2024Forward togetherDivision for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes40Office of the Secretary-General10Supporting multilateralism2060th anniversary21Management Highlights25Communications28Major publications36ContentsForeword 4UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) at a glance6Senior Leadership7Key moments of UN Trade and Development in 20248Division on Globalization and Development Strategies48Division on International Trade and Commodities54Division on Investment and Enterprise62Division on Technology and Logistics68New York Office82Financial reporting86UN Trade and Development staff88Contact us90UNCTAD Statistics74Annual Report 2024Forward together4Annual Report 2024Forward togetherForeword 2024 marked UN Trade and Development’s 60th anniversary. Six decades ago, our founders envisioned an institution that would ensure the fruits of globalization would be shared by all. Today, this vision remains our guide, even as the global landscape grows more complex.The past year was defined by persistent global challenges: Sluggish economic growth, mounting debt distress, retreating investment flows, escalating conflicts and climate emergencies that continue to disproportionately affect developing nations. Trade disruptions in vital maritime corridors—from the Black Sea to the Red Sea and the Panama Canal—threatened food security and exacerbated supply chain fragility. The increasingly contested nature of global trade signaled risks of fragmentation ahead, even as global trade itself grew at a robust pace, with trade in services in the lead. Against this backdrop, our 60th anniversary celebrations in Geneva provided a moment not just of reflection but of reinvigoration with UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) showing a new face thanks to the culmination of a rebranding exercise. The presence of heads of state, government representatives and ministers from across the globe demonstrated the continued relevance of our mandate and our institution. More importantly, it offered a platform to articulate a renewed vision for the future—one that acknowledges today's multipolar reality while championing strengthened multilateralism.© UN Trade and Development 5Annual Report 2024Forward togetherRebeca GrynspanUN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretary-GeneralOur research and analysis continued to illuminate critical issues, with our flagship reports offering incisive perspectives on everything from maritime chokepoints to the environmental footprint of the digital transition, from rethinking development in the age of discontent to the role of digital governance in investment promotion, from carbon markets in least developed countries to Africa’s regional integration and the growing importance of South-South trade. Our work on critical minerals, the blue and green economies and the d