On 11 October 2022, India notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 16 September 2022 a safeguard investigation on Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) Suspension Resins with Residual Vinyl Chloride Monomer (RVCM) above 2 (...)
WTO members, international financial institutions and observer organisations discussed the future direction of the Aid for Trade initiative and exchanged information on recent activities at a session of the Committee on Trade and Development on 11 October. A workshop organized by the Committee (...)
Colombia has initiated arbitration proceedings under Article 25 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) to review the findings of a WTO dispute panel in “Colombia — Anti-Dumping Duties on Frozen Fries from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands” (DS591). The notice of appeal was circulated to (...)
The WTO delivered important outcomes at its 12th Ministerial Conference in June and is actively engaged in many international initiatives to tackle food insecurity, Deputy Director-General Jean-Marie Paugam said at a meeting of the Committee on World Food Security on 10 October in Rome. He (...)
WTO members met at an informal retreat in the French town of Evian-les-Bains on 10 October in order to share ideas and think creatively on how to approach the “second wave” of negotiations to further discipline harmful fisheries subsidies. They also underlined the urgent need to appoint a new (...)
The Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft discussed today (10 October) the process for reviewing Brazil’s application to join the WTO’s plurilateral Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft. This is the first accession request to be reviewed by WTO members in this Committee. All recently acceding (...)
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 (...)