A new WTO publication launched on 8 December highlights the high trade costs faced by landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) due to their isolation from the world’s largest markets. The report recommends ways to address these trade challenges so that LLDCs can increase their participation in (...)
A virtual ceremony took place on 7 December to mark the conclusion of three 2021 internship programmes as well as this year’s programme for young professionals from developing and least-developed countries. A total of 39 government officials and 14 young professionals from across the world took (...)
In her remarks to the American Enterprise Institute and Brookings Institution on 6 December, Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard highlighted that work continues at the WTO despite the postponement of the 12th Ministerial Conference (...)
The first review of the trade policies and practices of Tajikistan takes place on 6 and 8 December 2021. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Tajikistan.
A large delegation from Timor-Leste, led by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs and WTO Accession Chief Negotiator, Mr Joaquim Amaral, visited Geneva between 27 November and 4 December, holding bilateral meetings with WTO members, the WTO Secretariat and development partners despite the (...)
Speaking to the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany’s Transatlantic Business Conference on 3 December, Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard discussed the role of the WTO in promoting open markets and rules-based free trade as well as the importance of transatlantic cooperation. She noted (...)
Bi Qiting, known as ‘Small Wolf’, lost her sight aged 14. Overcoming many obstacles, she is now training to become a swimming instructor in Guangzhou, in the south of China.
On international Day of Persons with Disabilities, lawyer and activist Ady Barkan, and actor and producer, Bradley Whitford show solidarity with the ILO to call on countries to uphold the rights and improve inclusion of persons with (...)