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 (...)
WTO members discussed the potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in supporting economic growth and development in least-developed countries at a meeting of the Sub-Committee on Least-Developed Countries (LDCs) on 20 October. In addition to Djibouti and Togo’s experiences (...)
Members commended the efforts undertaken by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the WTO to find more agile ways in which both organizations can work together to build resilience and improve preparedness for future crises. At a meeting of the Committee on Market Access on 18-19 October, (...)
The WTO Chairs Programme (WCP) on 17-18 October launched trade-capacity building activities at the Kathmandu University School of Management (KUSOM) in Nepal. Speaking at the launch event in Kathmandu, Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang said: “As Nepal looks set to graduate from its LDC (...)
The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the WTO held on 17 October a joint workshop to address the periodical update of the Harmonized System (HS) — the international nomenclature that allows countries to classify traded goods in a standardized manner. Participants in the workshop also (...)