The WTO will hold an in-person training course on trade and gender for government officials from 2 to 5 May 2023 at its headquarters in Geneva. The course aims to help government officials develop trade policies that promote gender equality and integrate gender considerations in their work. It (...)
The WTO and the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) signed today (27 February) a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cooperation on enhancing the participation of Francophone countries in the multilateral trading system. The MoU was signed by WTO Director-General Ngozi (...)
The European Union has contributed EUR 450,000 (just over CHF 445,000) in 2023 to fund the participation of government officials from developing countries and least-developed countries (LDCs) in training and other trade capacity-building activities delivered by the WTO. This contribution to the (...)
The World Bank and the WTO released new services regulatory surveys and quantifications of African services trade policies on the occasion of a conference held at the WTO on 27 February. Participants discussed how increased involvement in services trade can support economic development and (...)
Young leaders from the trade and peace communities met on 27 February to share experiences across disciplines and discuss solutions to current challenges in building peace. Jointly organized by the Graduate Institute Peacebuilding Initiative and the WTO, the matchmaking and networking event (...)
At a meeting of the Committee on Agriculture in Special Session — the Committee’s negotiation arm — on 27 February, the recently elected chair, Ambassador Alparslan Acarsoy of Türkiye, said his extensive consultations revealed members’ strong commitment to achieving an outcome with a focus on food (...)
The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 27 February 2023, of the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members and oversees legal disputes among them. The meeting notice is circulated in the form of a document (...)
A joint statement by the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations of the International Labour Organization and eight United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies marks the third anniversary of the UN Secretary-General’s Call to Action for Human (...)
Delegates from governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations have adopted new recommendations to create a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable future for people and businesses working in the fast-growing global arts and entertainment (...)
On 23 February 2023, Madagascar notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 18 February 2023 a safeguard investigation on wheat or meslin flour and that it imposed a provisional measure.