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From 27th to 30 th May 2024, the UN Technology Bank conducted a field assessment mission to The Gambia to better understand the actual constraints and challenges in the cashew nuts sector. The project called Post-Harvest Loss Management of Cashew Nuts aligns with The Gambia¡¯s National Development Plan and the UN¡¯s Sustainable Development Framework for The Gambia, with a strategic objective to increase the national capacity for cashew nut value¡­

Hi everyone change-makers, frontier leaders, old schoolers and play-it-safers! Exciting news from the United Nations Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries! Our latest policy brief, "Unlocking the Full Potential of Agricultural Transformation in LDCs: The Role Of Traditional And Emerging Technologies," by Federica Irene Falomi and G¨¹ne? Aykut Erg¨¹ler, is out now! Top Highlights: Big Challenges, Smart Solutions: LDCs are grappling with¡­

Throughout the STI week in New York, the UN Technology Bank engaged with different key partners, including UN system entities, LDC representatives in New York and development partners. Key meetings included His Excellency Dennis Francis, President of the General Assembly, Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Mr. Courtenay Rattray, Chef de Cabinet of the UN Secretary-General, to strengthen partnership in¡­

On 9 th and 10 th of May 2024, the UN Technology Bank joined the ninth annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology, and Innovation at United Nations Headquarters in New York. This annual UN Forum serves as a platform for fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing to advance the SDGs globally. Under the theme, " Science, technology and innovation for reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the¡­

Istanbul ¨C 09/05/2024 The UN Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries (UNTB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Deodat Maharaj as its new Managing Director. Deodat Maharaj, a national of Trinidad and Tobago, brings more than 25 years of international leadership experience to his new role including serving in Least Developed Countries. His international background and experience position him well to lead this UN institution into¡­

Tweet Blog by Deodat Maharaj 2 May 2024 Just two days ago, my staff and I had the opportunity to engage with a range of key stakeholders on the work of UN Technology Bank. The UN Technology Bank has as its remit the leveraging of science, technology and innovation to help fast-track development in the world¡¯s poorest countries or the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). T¨¹rkiye is the host country of the UN Technology Bank and has been a big¡­

23 August 2023 / Simonetta Zarrilli Tweet Accessing the Internet and making a productive use of it To engage in e-commerce, access to the Internet and a mobile phone, a computer or a tablet are the minimum requirements. Low use figures, especially in the least developed countries (LDCs), are driven by multiple factors, including affordability. It is estimated that in East Africa only 10 to 20 per cent of informal cross-border traders, a¡­

Gebze/Guangzhou/Ningbo ¨C The International Design Education (IDE) Program jointly launched by the United Nations Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries (UN Technology Bank), the World Eco-Design Conference (UN Consultative NGO) and the Ningbo Innovation Center, Zhejiang University (ZJUNB) has completed its selection process this year successfully. The selected students will be awarded full scholarships and they will start pursuing¡­

Press Release 16 June 2023 Istanbul ¨C UNDP Istanbul International Centre for Private Sector in Development (ICPSD) and UN Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries (UNTB) signed today a letter of intent with regard to the ' Frontier Tech Leaders' Programme. With that, the partners affirmed their commitment to work together for supporting the LDCs, gave a start to the Programme's implementation and announced the call for the first cohort¡­

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 19, 2023 His Excellency Prof. Dr. Chhem Kieth Rethy, Minister Delegate attached to the Prime Minister and Secretary of State of the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation (MISTI) on behalf of H.E. Kitti Settha Pandita Cham Prasidh, Senior Minister, Minister of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation, presided over the dissemination and launching of the ¡°Technology Needs Assessment for the Kingdom of¡­