The WTO Goods Council discussed at its meeting on 8-9 July a revised proposal to enhance members’ compliance with transparency obligations, one of the main pillars of the WTO system. The proponents presented the changes to their proposal and sought support as members prepare for the 12th (...)
The WTO’s Annual Report, published today (9 July), provides a comprehensive account of the organization’s activities in 2020 and early 2021. The Report opens with a message from Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and a brief overview of the past year. This is followed by in-depth accounts of (...)
On 8 July, the Trade for Peace Programme hosted a side-event to the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2021 under the theme “Trade for Peace: Addressing Fragility Through Economic Integration and Shared Prosperity: The case of WTO membership for Liberia and Afghanistan”. (...)
Millions of workers around the world lose their lives every year or suffer from chronic diseases due to toxic chemicals in the workplace. In a video message to the Berlin Forum on Chemicals and Sustainability, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, says global cooperation is needed to end these (...)
Integration into the global economy through WTO membership can provide a pathway to economic development, peace and prosperity, Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang said on 6 July. DDG Zhang spoke at the launch of the Research and Knowledge Hub of the Trade for Peace Programme, a new (...)
The WTO has issued an updated edition of “One-Page Case Summaries”. The latest version provides a succinct summary of the key findings of every dispute panel report up to the end of 2020 and, where applicable, the subsequent Appellate Body (...)
The Committee on Trade and Development met on 6 July 2021 to discuss how trade policy and WTO rules can help small, vulnerable economies build resilience to natural disasters and accelerate recovery after such events.
In a keynote address to the UN’s High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said trade has an essential role to play in efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and revive progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (...)
At the joint request of the European Union and the United States in the dispute “United States — Anti-dumping and countervailing duties on ripe olives from Spain” (DS577), the panel has agreed to make the relevant portions of the audio recordings of the panel’s meetings with the parties, and the (...)
Improving trade data on products needed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic — including vaccines and their components — is key to ensuring that the right policies are in place to facilitate their distribution, according to a new information note issued by the WTO Secretariat on 1 (...)