Over 250 representatives from WTO members and observers participated on 11 February in a technical workshop focused on the practical aspects of COVID-19 vaccine research and development (R&D), manufacturing, regulatory approval, distribution, and coordination of vaccination campaigns. WTO (...)
The 2nd High-Level Regional Dialogue on WTO Accessions for the Arab Region on 7-9 February 2022 focused on how to assist Arab acceding governments advance closer to WTO membership. Participants stressed the many challenges beyond trade faced by several Arab countries still outside the WTO and (...)
On 8 February, the WTO circulated the panel report in the case brought by the Republic of Korea in “United States — Safeguard measure on imports of large residential washers” (DS546).
Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard delivered a lecture to the US National War College on 7 February in which she discussed economic multilateralism as a potent instrument of economic power. She addressed the historical context and basic principles of the WTO as well as the modern challenges (...)
World exports of intermediate goods (IGs) continued to rise in the third quarter of 2021, although at a slower pace than the previous quarter according to a WTO report released on 4 February. A rise in traded inputs for medical goods and metal products and increases across all regions helped (...)
Almost 200 government officials and experts from 17 countries participated in the Second Latin American Meeting of National Trade Facilitation Committees (NTFC) held on 1 — 4 February. Participants exchanged experiences on trade facilitation post-COVID-19, including on monitoring reforms, and (...)
ILO Chief Technical Advisor, Shaza Al Jondi, speaks from Lebanon about the Partnership for improving prospects for forcibly displaced persons and host communities (PROSPECTS), which aims to help forcibly displaced persons and their host communities tackle the challenges caused by displacement. (...)
A group of 12 young professionals from developing countries and least-developed countries (LDCs) have begun a year of work at the WTO to improve their knowledge about international trade and to contribute to WTO activities. At a welcome ceremony held at the WTO on 2 February, Director-General (...)
Speaking at a seminar organized by the World Bank and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on 2 February, WTO Deputy Director-General Anabel González welcomed the findings of a new report that calls for a fundamental change in agricultural support to make agriculture and food (...)
At the 2 February meeting of the Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE), WTO members received briefings on the three new environmental initiatives launched on 15 December 2021 at the WTO. Members also discussed in-depth the respective efforts of the European Union and the United Kingdom to (...)