Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed Vice President Francia Elena Márquez Mina of Colombia to the WTO on 6 December. They discussed outcomes achieved at the WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference, in particular the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, and how it relates to artisanal fishing. (...)
A closing ceremony took place on 5 December to mark the end of three 2022 internship programmes and the Young Professionals Programme for cohorts from developing and least-developed countries (LDCs). A total of 36 government officials and 12 young professionals around the world took part in the (...)
Women are harder hit by global crises and research is vital to ensure trade policy makes an effective contribution to a gender-responsive recovery, speakers said on 5 December at the high-level opening session of the World Trade Congress on Gender. Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, opening (...)
The first review of the trade policies and practices of the Seychelles takes place on 5 and 7 December 2022. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of the Seychelles.
Participants in the 16th edition of the WTO Workshop on Trade and Public Health highlighted the usefulness of the event in allowing them to share multi-disciplinary information and experiences, with a view to finding ways to better prepare for and respond to future pandemics. Participants also (...)
WTO members participating in the Trade and Environmental Sustainability Structured Discussions (TESSD) on 2 December held a high-level event to take stock of progress made this year and to signal their priorities for further work ahead of the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13). Director-General (...)
Global data store on forced labour and trafficking provides comprehensive global and country information, including on international and national legal and institutional frameworks; enforcement, prevention and protection measures, as well as information related to access to justice; remedies, (...)
The WTO issued today (30 November) the latest edition of the World Trade Statistical Review, the WTO’s annual analysis of the most recent trends in global trade.