
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. 🇺🇳
Geneva, Switzerland
Joined June 2018
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.
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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.
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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:
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Statement by Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive Director, International Trade Centre (ITC) (Geneva) – The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a cornerstone of US-Africa trade, expires today. T...
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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.
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I 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.
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My message to youth leadership at #UNGA: Multilateralism works, but we have to make it work. As AI-native generations, you're incredibly well-positioned to accelerate the SDGs and shape our digital future. No generation has ever been so ready—or so capable—to lead. #YouthLead
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Investment in critical raw materials is key to powering electric vehicles, renewable energy and AI. Here, Africa needs to see itself as the prize. Others have to understand there’s a price to pay, and there’s something to be gained from this alliance. #UNGA
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Looking forward to working together, Minister @P_Sebahizi. Everything from payments to identification is digital, so it’s a requirement for the new economy. And it's a priority for small businesses.
Minister @P_Sebahizi met with @ITCnews Executive Director Pamela Coke-Hamilton on the sidelines of #IATF2025. They agreed to strengthen collaboration in developing Rwanda’s digital trade ecosystem and scale it across Africa.
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Congrats to Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, @AfDB_Group President. Partnerships are key to driving trade-led growth—by Africa, for Africa—through regional integration and value addition. We at @ITCnews look forward to working closely with you. Thank you, @akin_adesina for our collaboration.
In his inaugural speech as @AfDBPresident, Dr. Sidi Ould Tah outlined his vision for the Bank and the continent, centered on: ➡️Self-reliance ➡️Empowering youth and women ➡️Stronger partnerships ➡️Unlocking talent & resources Find out more: https://t.co/JUzzQZ4WEN
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For small businesses, digital connectivity is not a nice-to-have. Governments must see digital as part of the development framework, just like building roads. Watch State of Africa on #SMEMinisterial by @aladinstitute and @MastercardFdn, on @cnbcafrica: https://t.co/YqOY6XvUlr
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The right conversation at the right time with the right partners at the Caribbean Investment Forum. With Minister @HillAubyn of Jamaica and EU Ambassador @askoltu. Blueprint for the region’s trade resilience: Focus on SMEs, value addition, diversification, regional integration.
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"The International Day for Women and Girls of #AfricanDescent for the first time recognizes there is a special place and a special experience that women African descent, especially in the diaspora, have and that others don't share." - Pamela @CokeHamilton, ITC Executive Director
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🇨🇿 @CZinSouthAfrica is proud to represent #Czechia at the inaugural Global #SME Ministerial Meeting in Johannesburg hosted by @ITCnews & @DSBD_SA. As 90% of companies globally, SMEs are the backbone of sustainable economic growth. 🇨🇿 @CzechMFA @CZmissionGeneva
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At the 1st Global #SMEMinisterial Meeting, I met with @ITCnews Executive Director @CokeHamilton on #Egypt’s strategic priorities in promoting SME competitiveness, recent outcomes of the Entrepreneurship Ministerial Group & Hub for Advisory, Finance & Investment for Enterprises.
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Un gusto sostener este intercambio con @CokeHamilton, directora ejecutiva del Centro de Comercio Internacional (@ITCnews), en el que conversamos sobre estrategias para potenciar el comercio exterior y la competitividad de nuestras empresas. Seguimos creando alianzas en favor
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Honoured to represent Switzerland 🇨🇭 at the very first #SMEMinisterial in Johannesburg 🇿🇦. After talks on finance, digital transformation & green transition, we endorsed a collective call‑to‑action to boost #SME competitiveness. Thank you @ITCnews for making this possible!
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🇵🇭 Usec Jose met with @ITCnews ExecDir @CokeHamilton to explore deepening partnerships towards results & practical solutions for #MSMEs at the sidelines of the #GlobalSMEMinisterial. Usec Jose appreciated @ITCnews work in the 🇵🇭 rooted in national ownership under the #UNSDCF 🤝
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"You can become anything that you set your mind to. So, walk into it." - @ITCnews Executive Director Pamela @CokeHamilton's message to girls of African descent, on the occasion of the first International Day for Women and Girls of #AfricanDescent
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Ministers and other heads of delegation of 60+ countries endorsed a call to action at our Global SME Ministerial with @DSBD_SA. It’s the first time small businesses have been officially recognized as a distinct constituency in global trade. Read it here: https://t.co/vbDGTpC62k
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Today’s the day. Today we launched our inaugural Global SME Ministerial Meeting in Johannesburg with @DSBD_SA. More than 60 countries represented by ministers and heads of delegation. All here to recognize SMEs as a key constituency, reflect their voice in global trade policy.
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