Mon Apr 14 23:04:01 UTC 2025: ## UN Urges Trump Administration to Spare Poorest Nations from Reciprocal Tariffs
**Geneva, Switzerland** – The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) today called on the Trump administration to exempt the world’s smallest and poorest economies from any reciprocal tariff measures. UNCTAD argues that excluding these nations would have a negligible impact on the overall objectives of U.S. trade policy while significantly mitigating the negative consequences for vulnerable countries. The agency believes that such an exemption would be a proportionate and effective way to minimize harm to developing nations disproportionately affected by trade disputes.
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