UNCTAD launches Insights – trusted data and analysis straight to your inbox UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has launched Insights – a new newsletter delivering trusted data and analysis on global trade, the economy and development.... More news UN Trade and Development and Japan partner to add value to Africa’s critical minerals sector Price hike: Commodity index rises in March on record mineral and metal highs Copper supply crunch threatens energy and digital transitions UNCTAD urges smarter copper trade as bottlenecks threaten global transition Reciprocal tariffs should exclude vulnerable developing economies – UN trade body More news Latest publications Trends in natural and man-made fibres trade Global Trade Update (May 2025): Focus on critical minerals – copper in the new green and digital economy Changing battery chemistries and implications for critical minerals supply chains Uncovering Suape's potential: Strategic pathways to economic complexity and global competitiveness Trade and Development Report 2024 More publications Featured series Commodities and Development ReportCommodities at a GlanceThe State of Commodity DependenceWorld commodity trends and prospects Videos and podcasts UNCTAD launches Insights – trusted data and analysis, straight to your inbox All videos Unlocking hemp's potential: A path to sustainable growth and development Copper: Essential to our move to clean energy – but at what cost? All podcast Related Areas of workCritical mineralsInternational Commodity BodiesProjectsCritical energy transition minerals in Southern AfricaSustainable coffee export strategies and traceability in AsiaStudy on economic complexity for the Suape Industrial Complex (Brazil) Meetings 3 – 5 November 2025 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development Geneva 3 July 2025 FFD4 side event: Beyond extraction - reshaping global finance and raw materials trade for a just transition Seville, Spain 30 June 2025 FFD4 side event: Reclaiming competitiveness - commodities, trade, and industrialization for sustainable development Seville, Spain 20 – 22 May 2025 Namibia: National workshop on illicit financial flows for policy formulation Windhoek, Namibia 27 March 2025 Webinar on unlocking value: Opportunities and challenges in Africa's critical energy transition minerals sector Addis Ababa and Geneva 9 December 2024 Side event to the Global Commodities Forum 2024: Strengthening traceability in Latin American coffee value chains Geneva, Switzerland All meetings and events Documents 01 Jul 2025 Trends in natural and man-made fibres trade English 01 May 2025 Global Trade Update (May 2025) English 14 Apr 2025 Changing battery chemistries and implications for critical minerals supply chains English 14 Jan 2025 Key Takeaways from the Global Commodities Forum 2024 English 06 Nov 2024 Report of the Multi-year Expert Meeting on Commodities and Development on its fifteenth session English Français Español العربية 简体中文 Русский 05 Nov 2024 Uncovering Suape's potential: Strategic pathways to economic complexity and global competitiveness English More documents Contact For further information on this topic, please contact us.
