The WTO commemorated 20 years of its Regional Trade Policy Courses at an event held virtually on 16 December. As well as highlighting key milestones, the event featured video testimonials of alumni sharing their experiences and contributions from academic coordinators who explained how their (...)
The WTO Chair in Cameroon based at the Institute of International Relations (IRIC), University of Yaoundé II, organized a conference on 13-15 December that focused on trade policies and sustainable and inclusive development in Central Africa. The event brought together academics and policymakers (...)
China has requested WTO dispute consultations with the United States, challenging US export control and related measures with respect to certain advanced computing semiconductor chips and manufacturing products, supercomputer items, as well as related technologies and services, destined for or (...)
The fifteenth review of the trade policies and practices of the United States of America takes place on 14 and 16 December 2022. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of the United States of (...)
Deans, professors, students, social partners, private sector actors and ILO management explain why it's so important to embed human rights in business education ahead of the Memorandum of Understanding between the ILO, the Global Business School Network and the University of (...)
In September 2021, the United Nations Secretary-General launched the Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions, with the ambition to help countries create 400 million decent jobs, including in the green, digital and care economies, and to extend social protection (...)
At their last meeting of the year held on 12 December, members of the Informal Working Group on Trade and Gender took stock of the work undertaken in 2022 and considered their next steps. The co-chairs highlighted that the mandate of the Informal Working Group was strengthened by the 12th (...)
Indonesia has notified the Dispute Settlement Body of its decision to appeal the panel report in the case brought by the European Union in “Indonesia — Measures Relating to Raw Materials” (DS592). The panel report was circulated to WTO members on 30 November. The appeal was circulated to WTO (...)
The WTO Director-General’s annual overview of developments in the international trading environment shows that trade restrictions are increasing in a context of economic uncertainty exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the food security crisis. According to the latest WTO (...)