Who we are
Building trade-led growth for a more equitable world.
Our support for micro, small and medium-sized businesses’ ability to compete can lift individuals, communities and countries out of poverty and create a more equitable world.
Inclusion:
We emphasize economic empowerment and fairly paid job opportunities for women, youth, refugees and migrants and other vulnerable populations.
Sustainability:
We help economies and micro, small and medium sized- businesses go green and transition towards sustainable development through the circular economy.
Prosperity:
We leverage technology to narrow the digital divide, use Aid for Trade to support developing countries and build their capacity to benefit from trade.
We are a multilateral agency with a joint mandate with the World Trade Organization and the United Nations through the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
We provide country-and client-specific tailored support through unique advisory services, capacity building, training and mentoring, free tools and business data, and trade-specific publications.
We improve the availability and use of trade intelligence; strengthen trade support institutions; enhance policies for the benefit of exporting enterprises; build the export capacity of enterprises to respond to market opportunities; and mainstream inclusiveness.
We leverage the current digital momentum, the exponential use of e-commerce platforms and artificial intelligence by incorporating digital elements in all of our projects.
We connect micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to global and regional value chains, a major contributor to economic growth and poverty reduction.
Within ITC, we are committed to pursuing gender equality, women’s empowerment, geographic diversity, disability inclusion and zero discrimination. Our aim is a work environment that embraces diversity, eradicates bias and has zero tolerance for any form of discrimination and harassment. We use UN-led benchmarking and monitoring frameworks to keep on track of these goals.