
Five ways UN Women is accelerating women’s economic empowerment in Europe and Central Asia
Kristina Nikolaienko, a 28-year-old entrepreneur from Ukraine, runs a metalwork and furniture manufacturing business. Photo: Personal archive Maliqe Mustafa, a beekeeper from North Mitrovica, Kosovo[1], received a municipal grant in

Accelerating Trade Efficiency in APEC: Promoting the Utilisation of Paperless Trade Platforms
As trade volume and importance grow across APEC, improving efficiency has become critical to sustaining trade growth. One key solution? Paperless trade platforms – systems that enable the digitisation and electronic

Accelerating Digital Transformation in Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
Challenge Well-designed digital tools can help FCS overcome barriers to development through the promotion of transparency, accountability, resilience, and inclusion. However, a diverse set of barriers affecting FCS, including insecurity,