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18 – 21 November 2025

eTrade for Women Masterclass for South-East Asia and the Pacific

Manila, Philippines

16 June – 20 July 2025

Online course on trade and gender linkages with a focus on non-tariff measures from a gender perspective

2 – 5 December 2024

eTrade for Women masterclass for South Asia

17 June – 21 July 2024

Online course on trade and gender linkages with a focus on non-tariff measures (NTMs) from a gender perspective

13 March 2024

CSW68 side event - Empowering Women Through Trade: Breaking barriers and transforming subsistence into value chain participation.

New York, United States of America

8 March 2024

Webinar on empowering women as consumers: Bridging trade, gender and consumer protection

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05 Aug 2024

The impact of non-tariff measures on women’s e-commerce businesses in developing countries

English

26 Mar 2024

An ocean of opportunities: The potential of seaweed to advance food, environmental and gender dimensions of the SDGs

English

08 Nov 2023

Trade and entrepreneurship in Indonesia from a gender and development perspective

30 Aug 2023

The Recipe Book of Southern Shan

30 Aug 2023

Towards better trade opportunities for female farmers in Myanmar

23 Aug 2023

Compilation guidelines for measurement of gender-in-trade statistics

English

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