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✨ Retour en images sur notre atelier de coaching à Las Palmas avec le réseau francophone du Programme de gestion portuaire @UNCTAD @TrainForTrade 🎥 Une semaine riche en échanges, apprentissages et coopération entre ports ⚓ Merci à @LasPalmasPorts pour leur chaleureux accueil!

⚓️ Más de 200 profesionales se reunieron en Antigua Guatemala para la Conferencia sobre Transición Energética y Transformación Digital en Puertos organizada por @UNCTAD @TrainForTrade con @PuertosEstado y autoridades portuarias. Gracias a todos los participantes 🎉

Global services exports topped $9.5 trillion in 2025, up around 8%, @UNCTAD-@WTO data show. Growth was broad-based, but transport trailed at just 2% amid tariff changes and security concerns affecting key routes. More insights: ow.ly/2UEF50YGt1s

In 99 developing countries (73%), rising borrowing costs are crowding out public spending on essential services like schools and hospitals. Launching 15 April, the Borrowers’ Platform will help strengthen cooperation and debt sustainability. Learn more: ow.ly/9Thm50YGVWe

A rewarding week at the @UNCTAD @TrainForTrade Training of Trainers of the #PortManagement Programme in Belfast Thank you to @Irish_Aid, @BelfastHarbour, @PortofCork & @DublinPortCo for their partnership. Thank you to all participants for making this a rich space for learning 🤝

Shockwaves from the Strait of Hormuz could slow global growth, @UNCTAD warns. Higher energy prices risk pushing up living costs, while developing countries face financial strain from weaker currencies, falling stocks and rising debt. Latest analysis: ow.ly/OXE050YBHKG

Food security is not just about imports but also access to key inputs like fertiliser. Supply disruptions can reduce production and yields. Conflict in the Strait of Hormuz is adding pressure on food systems, trade and vulnerable economies. Read more: ow.ly/CGRx50YAKEr

Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are pushing natural gas prices higher, with direct impacts on fertilizer markets. As a key input for urea and ammonia, rising gas costs are limiting fertilizer production, availability & trade. Read more: ow.ly/J49R50YB4JX

✨ À Lomé, le Module 3 du Programme de gestion portuaire de la CNUCED a réuni les apprenants autour d’une visite de la PIA, d’échanges enrichissants et d’une rencontre avec le Commandant du PAL. ⚓️🚢👏 #UNCTAD #TrainForTrade cc. @portdelome

See you again at the Maldives Maritime Conference next month! ⚓️

Global trade is expanding, but growth is uneven, according to new @UNCTAD-@WTO data. Disparities across regions underscore the urgent need for trade reform to address development priorities – providing vital insights to inform #WTOMC14 discussions. More: ow.ly/Z9HV50YzRa5

At #WTOMC14, the UK commits £950,000 to @UNCTAD’s “Accelerate Trade Facilitation” programme. Building on a decade of partnership, the new phase will help countries strengthen trade systems, unlock market access & tackle emerging challenges. More: ow.ly/zyCc50YzT7v

✨ Une semaine riche en échanges et en mise en pratique ! Du 19 au 25 mars 2026, le Programme de gestion portuaire @TrainForTrade de la CNUCED en étroite collaboration avec @LasPalmasPorts a organisé une formation de coaching pour le réseau francophone du Programme ⚓️

In 2024, 70% of #LDC exports went to 25 economies offering non-reciprocal trade preferences. To enhance their impact, these schemes should be reliable, renewed on time & aligned with the long-term development plans of beneficiary countries. Read more: ow.ly/oXrT50YyaYk

⚓️The 2026 @UNCTAD @TrainForTrade Training of Trainers has officially launched today in Belfast, bringing together 25 delegates from Africa & Asia for 2 weeks of intensive learning 🇳🇬 🇲🇾 🇵🇭 🇰🇪 🇳🇦 🇸🇧 Supported by @Irish_Aid 🇮🇪 / Hosted by @BelfastHarbour 🤝 #PortManagement

Esta semana, @UNCTAD @TrainForTrade acompañó en CENCAPOR 🇦🇷 el lanzamiento de una nueva promoción del programa, reuniendo a instituciones y expertos comprometidos con el fortalecimiento de las comunidades portuarias a través de la formación, y el intercambio de conocimientos ⚓️

A vital route for global trade, the Strait of Hormuz handles roughly 25% of seaborne oil, alongside key LNG and fertilizer flows. Ongoing disruptions are raising risks for energy markets, supply chains and vulnerable economies. @UNCTAD analysis: ow.ly/q3zo50YwIqa

My best wishes for #EidAlFitr to the Muslim community around the world. It's devastating that conflict & violence prevent many people from celebrating with their loved ones. May the solidarity & empathy that this occasion inspires guide us towards compassion & peace.

We are thrilled to introduce to you expert speaker of MMC 2026, Mr. Mark Assaf, Chief Human Resources Development Section - TrainForTrade, Trade Logistics Branch, Division on Technology and Logistics at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). For more information, visit mmc.port.mv #MaldivesPortsLimited #portmv #MaldivesMaritimeConference #MMC2026

The rules that once kept global trade stable are weakening, raising risks for developing economies dependent on a few exports. How can the multilateral trading system stay effective in a changing world? Explore @UNCTAD analysis ahead of #WTOMC14: ow.ly/nYS950YvlUA