On the occasion of 2021 International Women’s Day on 8 March, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said: “The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened inequalities of every kind. But perhaps no divide has deepened more than that between men and (...)
On International Women's Day, female leaders from the ILO give their perspective on the qualities women bring to leadership around the world. Featuring Martha Newton, ILO Deputy Director-General for Policy, Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Cynthia (...)
Iconic actor Sophia Loren calls for stronger social security policies, advancing women in leadership roles and more action to build a better future of work.
Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala finished her first week at the WTO by meeting with ambassadors and groups of members for solutions-oriented conversations aimed at finding ways for the organization to deliver results in 2021 and beyond. She kicked off her tenure by attending the General (...)
The first meeting of WTO members taking part in a new initiative aimed at advancing work on trade and environmental sustainability took place virtually on 5 March. Participants outlined their views on what the priority issues for discussion should be and what concrete outcomes could be (...)
Deputy Director-General Yonov Frederick Agah welcomed 36 new interns from developing countries and least-developed countries (LDCs) at a virtual ceremony on 5 March. The interns are taking part in the Netherlands Trainee Programme and the French-Irish Mission Internship Programme, allowing them (...)
At a meeting of the Council for Trade in Services on 5 March 2021, WTO members agreed to organize a virtual workshop to share information and experiences with least developed country (LDC) services suppliers and to raise awareness of the preferences notified by WTO members under the LDC (...)
Regional and multilateral integration through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and WTO membership can help to “knit together an African continent that has been forever fragmented,” Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff said on 4 March. Speaking at the Aswan Forum for Sustainable (...)