In a video address to the 6th Annual Meeting of the Africa Economic Zones Organization on 25 November, Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard highlighted potential benefits from the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). She also noted the WTO’s commitment to (...)
WTO members and Aid-for-Trade partners are invited to submit their self-assessment questionnaires on trade and development priorities by 31 December 2021. The WTO Secretariat will analyse the responses and present the results at the Aid for Trade Global Review in early July 2022. The survey is (...)
Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala briefed representatives of civil society organizations (CSOs) at a virtual meeting on 24 November in the run-up to the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12), which begins at the end of this (...)
WTO members taking part in the negotiations for an agreement on investment facilitation for development (IFD) held on 24 November their last meeting before the WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), wrapping up “a very productive year” and setting the target of concluding text negotiations by (...)
The fourth review of the trade policies and practices of the Kingdom of Bahrain takes place on 24 and 26 November 2021. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of the Kingdom of (...)
The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 29 November 2021, of the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members and oversees legal disputes among them. The meeting notice is circulated in the form of a document (...)
On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, actress Mrunal Thakur speaks from the heart to address violence and harassment in the world of work. The COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated vulnerabilities, inequalities, and domestic violence. Mrunal stands with the ILO to call (...)
The chair of the WTO’s agriculture negotiations, Ambassador Gloria Abraham Peralta (Costa Rica), circulated a revised negotiation text on 23 November in the run-up to the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), which will take place from 30 November to 3 December. The chair said the updated text (...)
Skills and lifelong learning have become ever more important as the world of work transforms rapidly, including due to changes caused by the COVID-19 crisis. The issue will be discussed during the second segment of the 109th International Labour Conference. Find out about the four key questions (...)
Inequality is on the agenda of the second segment of the 109th International Labour Conference. It’s an issue that’s been at the heart of the ILO mandate since it was founded. So why is it being examined now? How can the world of work help reduce inequalities? And what’s the aim of the (...)