A total of 26 government officials from 11 African countries classified as least developed countries (LDCs) attended a WTO introductory trade policy course in Geneva from 19 September to 7 October. This course — the first to be carried out in person since 2019 — sought to develop the officials’ (...)
Speaking on 3 October at the launch of the new Transparency Champions courses, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala underlined the importance of transparency as a fundamental pillar of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures and the Technical Barriers to (...)
Speaking in the high-level segment held during World Cotton Day on 7 October at the headquarters of the UN Food and Agricultural Organization in Rome, Deputy Director-General Jean-Marie Paugam outlined the WTO’s work to help cotton producers in developing countries tackle the multiple challenges (...)
Decent work is productive work that delivers a fair income, rights, social protection and supports sustainable economic growth. It is a source of dignity and the foundation of peace, social justice, greater equality and is at the heart of the UN’s 2030 Agenda. Find out more about how ILO (...)
Making the WTO more responsive to the needs of people starts from listening to their views and concerns and contributing with concrete solutions to a sustainable and inclusive recovery, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said on 6 October. Speaking at the General Council, the (...)
WTO members agreed at a special meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 5 October to give the Republic of Korea and the United States further time to discuss a possible settlement in the dispute initiated by Korea regarding a US safeguard measure on large residential (...)
World trade is expected to lose momentum in the second half of 2022 and remain subdued in 2023 as multiple shocks weigh on the global economy. WTO economists now predict global merchandise trade volumes will grow by 3.5% in 2022—slightly better than the 3.0% forecast in April. For 2023, however, (...)
The seventh review of the trade policies and practices of Mexico takes place on 5 and 7 October 2022. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Mexico.
In a keynote address delivered to the Third Australia-Europe Economic Relations Dialogue on 4 October, Deputy Director-General Anabel González highlighted the need to equip the global trading system for a new era of overlapping and compounding crises in the economic, environmental, public health (...)