Rebeca Grynspan

Digital violence is still violence.

The opportunities afforded by the digital economy must be open to all, including women and girls, and never be used against them.

There is #NoExcuse for online abuse.

During these #16Days, let’s ensure that every action counts.

Behind every shipment, there is a credit line.

Behind every container, an exchange rate.

And behind every trade route, a network of banks.

The Trade and Development Report 2025 goes beneath the surface to reveal crucial vulnerabilities & opportunities to enhance resilience in the global economy.

In Doha 🇶🇦 for the 2025 Doha Forum for crucial exchanges on global trade in the age of disruption.

Thank you, Børge Brende, for convening this discussion alongside Minister Mehmet Şimşek of Türkiye, Minister Al-Sayed of Qatar, and Jared Cohen from Goldman Sachs.

UN hopeful Grynspan vows to rebuild trust after Trump criticism One of the candidates to become the U.N.'s first female secretary-general, senior U.N. official Rebeca Grynspan, has pledged to restore trust in the organisation as it faces heavy criticism from U.S. ...

Thank you to @reuters.com journalists @catarinademony.bsky.social and Mark Bendeich for this conversation, which addresses the questions I am most often asked.

UNCTAD explains this new landscape and what it means for developing countries.

Thank you Mariana Mazzucato (@mazzucatom.bsky.social) and the @ucl.ac.uk Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) for a great dialogue.

▶️ unctad.org/tdr2025

Launched @unctad.bsky.social’s 2025 Trade and Development Report, which shows that global trade looks resilient – yet a volatile, highly concentrated financial system keeps much of the global South on the margins.

▶️ unctad.org/tdr2025

On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities #IDPD2025, we reaffirm our commitment to addressing disability inclusion in trade and development.

People with disabilities are transforming societies and driving progress that benefits us all.

Looking forward to presenting @unctad.bsky.social’s Trade and Development Report 2025 with Prof. @mazzucatom.bsky.social of @ucl.ac.uk.

We will debate the financialization of global trade and how to better support developing countries.

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Follow me these weeks – from Dubai, where I spoke at the #KnowledgeSummit, to Johannesburg for the #G20, to meeting the @unctad.bsky.social Board in Geneva, to London for dialogue with the UK Gov. on trade & finance, and finally debating the future of multilateralism at @chathamhouse.org.

#OnTheGo

A pleasure to meet with Baroness Jenny Chapman, UK Minister for International Development and Africa 🇬🇧, for an important discussion on financing for development, international cooperation & how UNCTAD can support.

Thank you UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office for the warm welcome.

▶️ Specialized technical support to countries, from debt management to customs digitalisation

But above all, we have been a clear voice for development in an increasingly uncertain world.

At the opening of the Trade and Development Board, I reported on a pivotal year for @unctad.bsky.social.

Despite headwinds, we have continued to deliver:

▶️ A consensus declaration after #UNCTAD16 agreed by all countries

▶️ Rigorous analysis on trade, development and finance

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At #G20SouthAfrica: Value the exchanges with António Costa, President of the EU Council and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.

At #G20SouthAfrica: Privilege to meet with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia 🇳🇦, former President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil 🇧🇷, Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana of South Africa 🇿🇦, World Trade Organization DG Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and WHO DG Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

At #G20SouthAfrica, honoured to speak with President João Lourenço of Angola 🇦🇴, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali of Ethiopia @abiyahmedali.bsky.social 🇪🇹, Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica @andrewholnessjm.bsky.social 🇯🇲 and President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone 🇸🇱.

At #G20SouthAfrica to advance collective solutions to global challenges grounded in solidarity, equality & sustainability. UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) supports G20 discussions on debt, finance, trade, investment, critical minerals, illicit financial flows, food & international financial reform

An enriching discussion with H.H. Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum, Chairperson of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, on the role of knowledge, culture and the creative economy in advancing more equitable development.

Thank you for your warm welcome.

I look forward to continuing our collaboration.

A productive meeting today with UAE’s Ministers of State H.E. Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy and H.E. Lana Zaki Nusseibeh.

At a time of growing uncertainties, strengthening cooperation on trade and development is vital to ensure a more just and sustainable global economy.

As #COP30 negotiations continue, @unctad.bsky.social is shaping discussions on how trade, finance & investment drive climate action.

The link between growth & emissions is weakening – but not fast enough.

We give countries actionable policy advice for a just, climate-resilient transformation.

If knowledge is shared, it multiplies; directed by sound policies, it becomes a driver of sustainable development.

My thanks to the UAE and the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) for their leadership, and to @undp.org for this decade-long partnership.

Honoured to be in Dubai 🇦🇪 for the 10th #KnowledgeSummit.

In a world of contradictions, with rising trade yet falling investment, expanding technologies yet widening inequalities, knowledge is how we master complexity.

Congratulations Shaikha Nasser Al Nowais on your confirmation as Secretary-General of UN Tourism.

It was a pleasure to welcome you to #UNCTAD16 in Geneva, and I look forward to working together to make tourism a force for opportunity and shared prosperity.

With many thanks to Brazil, with H.E. Mauro Vieira, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

As well as UN Secretary-General António Guterres; John Denton, Secretary-General of the International Chamber of Commerce, and UN leaders: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General; Celeste Saulo, WMO Secretary-General; Anacláudia Rossbach, UN-Habitat Executive Director; among many others.

Important conversations with H.E. Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain (@lamoncloa.gob.es); H.E. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, President of Namibia; H.E. Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu), President of the European Commission; Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (@noiweala.bsky.social), DG of the WTO.

Engaging leaders at #COP30 in Belém, Brazil, to spotlight how trade, investment and finance can drive a just and climate-resilient economic transformation.

At #COP30, Nationally Determined Contributions #NDCs are opportunities for countries to define, on their own terms, their path to a low-carbon world.

This is why @unctad.bsky.social is helping countries with guidance to connect climate commitments to trade, finance, investment & sustainable growth.

Meeting in the Amazon reminds us that we must act with urgency for decisive climate action with a development perspective.

#COP30 in Belém, Brazil, will be the time for urgent global cooperation – and implementation – to deliver sustainable development for everyone.

An honour to be with President @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social & leaders, joining forces for multilateral solutions and mobilizing all partners.

A pleasure to meet again with H.E. Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Foreign Trade, to discuss the global economy and trade, and explore ways to further strengthen the solid collaboration between UNCTAD and the UAE.