Brazil updated WTO members on the measures it has taken to ensure the safety of its meat and meat products at a meeting of the WTO’s Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures on 22 and 23 March.
A Video Message from Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization and Chair of UN-Water, on the occasion of World Water Day 2017.
The Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) agreed on 21 March to the establishment of two new dispute panels: one to review a complaint filed by India regarding certain measures at the state level in the United States to promote renewable energy; and the second to review Ukraine’s complaint regarding (...)
Given the growing interconnectedness between trade and investment flows, efforts to expand global trade are increasingly related to expanding global investment as well, particularly in developing countries, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo told a workshop organized at the WTO by the governments (...)
In opening the Fifth China Round Table on 20 March in Siem Reap, Cambodia’s Prime Minister H.E. Mr Hun Sen called for positive outcomes at the upcoming Buenos Aires Ministerial Conference that would benefit least-developed countries. At the Round Table, the Government of China renewed its (...)
The government of Austria is contributing CHF 200,000 in 2017 to help developing countries and least-developed countries participate effectively in global trade negotiations.
WTO members discussed five new or enhanced proposals to advance services negotiations at meetings of the Working Party on Domestic Regulation and the Services Council on 14-17 March 2017. Four of these proposals aim to ensure that domestic licensing procedures and technical standards do not (...)
Speaking at a 13 March seminar on digital payments and financial inclusion, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said underdeveloped financial and payment systems are hindering the use of electronic commerce as a tool for growth and development. With more than 200 million small firms in emerging (...)
The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 21 March 2017, 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 (...)
Twenty-four participants from around world recently completed a high-level Advanced Trade Policy Course (ATPC) at the WTO headquarters in Geneva. The two-month course wrapped up on 10 March.