Marking a milestone in @ITCnews history.
The opening of our first regional office, at UN Office at Nairobi, brings us closer to those we work for – the small businesses, policymakers, institutions driving trade-led growth – so we can better serve them.
To the good work ahead!
Pamela Coke-Hamilton
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Executive Director of @ITCnews. Here to make big changes through small businesses succeeding in trade. All about transforming trade, changing lives. 🇺🇳
- Pamela Coke-Hamilton repostedKenya continues to attract leading international organizations, reaffirming its strategic position as a gateway to Africa. The recent launch of the International Trade Centre (ITC)Regional Office for Africa in Nairobi is a strong testament to this. Earlier today, I met with Ms.
- Pamela Coke-Hamilton reposted🎉Here’s the ribbon-cutting ceremony, and you know what that means! We’ve officially opened our Nairobi office with @ZainabHawa, Director-General of the UN Office at Nairobi, and @SWJacksonUN, UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya. Learn more: bit.ly/3LQveKq
- Pamela Coke-Hamilton repostedReplying to @ODG_UNON"We see the new ITC office as a decisively positive step towards economic action in a spirit of cooperation, commitment to innovation, increased service delivery and excellence." – says UNON DG @ZainabHawa during the officially opening of the 25th (EAC) (MSMEs) Trade Fair.
- Pamela Coke-Hamilton repostedA historic milestone as UNON welcomes the launch of the first-ever International Trade Centre (ITC) office in Africa, based in Nairobi at the Gigiri Complex. This new hub will empower and drive sustainable trade development in the country and beyond.
- Touchdown in Nairobi. Meeting our Kenya-based team ahead of our regional office launch. Kenya is a cross-section of all we do, from the creative industries to economic empowerment of refugees, agribusiness, value addition, market access. Here to better serve those we work for.
- Mark of a leader: legacy. With Prof. Benedict Oramah at the helm of @Afreximbank, together we equipped 10,000+ SMEs to trade under the AfCFTA, strengthened Africa-Caribbean trade, expanded access to finance. Thank you for your leadership and friendship – to your next chapter!“Africa’s journey to self-reliance is unstoppable - because we dared to dream and act together.” After 31 years of service, I stand before Africa’s leaders, partners, colleagues, and friends to say thank you. From the day I joined Afreximbank as a young pioneer in 1994, I knew
- Paying tribute to former Prime Minister Raila Odinga at @KenyaMissionUNG. A “Jamaican Farewell”, one of his favorite songs: 🎵 Sad to say I’m on my way, won’t be back for many a day. 🎵 A pan-Africanist, one of the continent’s most transformative leaders. Your legacy lives on.
- Congratulations on your appointment, @dienekeita, and here's to your continued work to empower women and youth everywhere, for sustainable and inclusive growth.Honoured to be officially sworn in as @unfpachief by UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres. Proud to lead an incredible team working tirelessly to uphold the rights, choices and dignity of women and young people, and ensure every person counts.
- Crises become opportunities, through partnerships. Take sargassum, a seaweed spreading in the Caribbean, hurting the fishing and tourism industries. With Grenada and the EU, we’re developing the sargassum value chain. With @pmogrenada and @JozefSikela at Global Gateway.
- The African Growth and Opportunity Act or AGOA, a cornerstone of US-Africa trade, has expired. AGOA was about trade, not aid. It has benefitted African exporters and US-based manufacturers. Read my reflections on the way forward for African economies:
- Here to raise the perspectives of small island developing states, and all developing countries, in talks about the future of development at #UNGA. Moving on up – literally, in a lift! – with Minister @kaminajsmith of Jamaica.
- Pamela Coke-Hamilton repostedI had a productive exchange with Pamela @CokeHamilton, Executive Director of @ITCnews, on regional priorities and strengthening the OAS–ITC partnership to boost investment, create jobs, enhance SME productivity, and support prosperity across the Americas.







































