Despite the progress made in the last decade, there are still large regulatory and enforcement gaps in maternity protection, leaves, and child and elderly care in the countries of the region.
A key commitment from the WTO’s Fisheries Subsidies Agreement has now been made effective. Specifically, the WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism envisioned in that Agreement is now operational and ready to accept donations to support developing and least-developed countries in implementing the WTO’s (...)
An effective strategy for tackling global warming cannot be successful without governments taking into account the important role of trade in meeting climate goals, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said on 8 November. She was speaking at a high-level event with world leaders during the (...)
WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala participated on 8 November in a high-level event with world leaders at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, where a call was made to mobilize USD 12.5 billion over five years to support Africa’s transition to greener economies and climate adaptation. The DG called (...)
Countries need to have the right trade policies in place to be able to respond to climate change, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said on 7 November at a world leaders event during COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh. The event — entitled “When will leaders lead? The state role in mobilising and (...)
This comprehensive evaluation of the ILO’s response in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic does not only show how the organization performed during the crisis but also provides the only full and objective account of this chapter in ILO’s history. The independent, high-level, evaluation documents (...)
In a video address to the Global Deal Forum 2022 Gilbert F. Houngbo's underlined the importance of effective and inclusive social dialogue to address multiple global crises, including climatechange, inequalities, inflation and (...)
The WTO’s rules governing farm trade have not kept pace with the current challenges to global food markets and need to be updated, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told participants at a 24 October retreat on trade and (...)