At WTO “Cotton Day” on 19 June, the Cotton 4 producers —Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali — and other WTO members discussed with donors the lessons learned from recent cotton assistance projects. The need for both private and public funding and risk-mitigating guarantees for these projects emerged (...)
The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 22 June 2018, 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 officially (...)
The seventh review of the trade policies and practices of Norway takes place on 18 and 20 June 2018. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Norway.
Twenty-two government officials from Latin America and the Caribbean are attending the Advanced Trade Policy Course (ATPC), which is taking place at WTO headquarters in Geneva from 4 June to 27 July 2018. The course was opened by Raymundo Valdes, Head of the Course Design and Training Section (...)
Representatives from 42 least-developed countries (LDCs) met at the first Global Forum on Inclusive Trade for LDCs taking place at the WTO on 13-14 June 2018 to seek ways to further integrate the world’s poorest countries into the multilateral trading system. The event has been organized by the (...)
Speaking at a WTO Symposium on the Agriculture Policy Landscape on 13 June, Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff said WTO members need to commit to sharing information, broadening perspectives and engaging with each other with open minds in order to build resilience in the global agri-food (...)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosted a meeting with the heads of six multilateral agencies on 11 June in Berlin to discuss ways to foster international economic cooperation to address global challenges and improve the prospects for inclusive and sustainable growth. WTO Director-General (...)
At a meeting of the Agriculture Committee on 11-12 June, WTO members discussed a counter-notification filed by the United States regarding India’s farm subsidies. Members also held their annual discussion on export competition and agreed to conclude the first three-year review of the elimination (...)
The fifth review of the trade policies and practices of Colombia takes place on 12 and 14 June 2018. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Colombia.
In Madagascar, driven by poverty and lack of opportunity, many children work as domestic workers in conditions that can be dangerous for their health and safety. A project of the International Labour Organization aims to reduce the number of children in domestic work through awareness-raising (...)