WTO members sought on 27 April to advance discussions on ten Agreement-specific proposals tabled by a large group of WTO developing countries and least-developed countries (LDCs) which would operationalize existing special and differential provisions and make them more precise and effective. (...)
The second review of the trade policies and practices of Viet Nam takes place on 27 and 29 April 2021. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Viet Nam.
To mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2021, the International Labour Organization has assessed the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Its report calls for sound and resilient occupational safety and health systems that are able to withstand future emergencies. Expert Manal (...)
Safety and Health in the workplace has been massively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. A strong, resilient, occupational safety and health environment is vital for crisis recovery and prevention says ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder in a video message to mark World Day for Safety and Health (...)
A virtual seminar organized by the WTO for 29 April 2021 will address the interaction of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) with competition policy. The seminar is part of a series of events to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the TRIPS Agreement, (...)
The participation of landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) in world trade has been hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report by the WTO Secretariat finds. Submitted to the United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries (...)
Miguel Rodríguez Mendoza died in Geneva on Sunday 25 April. He was a senior member of former WTO Director-General Mike Moore’s management team from 1999 to 2002.
At the biannual meeting of the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards on 26 April, WTO members reviewed a large number of safeguard actions taken by fellow members. Several members also reiterated their concern with the increased use, in general, of this trade-defence tool in recent (...)