Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, on 6 December, addressed participants at “Geneva Week”, an event for representatives of WTO members who do not have permanent missions in Geneva. He briefed participants on his recent meetings and discussions and on the range of areas currently being discussed by (...)
Gabon and the Kyrgyz Republic have ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), putting the total number of ratifications from members at 102. Only 8 more ratifications are needed to bring the TFA into force.
At the first meeting of the working party on the accession of the Comoros, WTO members expressed their support for its membership process and said they would work with the country to advance its accession negotiations as quickly as possible. The Comoros has set the 11th Ministerial Conference (...)
At the request of the United States in the dispute “United States – Measures Concerning the Importation, Marketing and Sale of Tuna and Tuna Products – Recourse to Article 22.6 of the DSU by the United States” (DS381), the Arbitrator has agreed to broadcast to the public a video recording of parts (...)
Ministers and senior officials from the 18 participants in the Environmental Goods Agreement (representing 46 WTO members) met in Geneva this weekend to work towards liberalising trade on a range of important environmental goods. Constructive talks were held and progress was made, but (...)
On the occasion of International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December, ILO Goodwill Ambassador, Wagner Moura, explains why we should all commit to help end modern slavery by joining the ILO’s 50 for Freedom campaign. This video has been realised by the ILO and Viacom International Media (...)
At a meeting of all WTO members held today (1 December) to discuss the organization’s negotiating work, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo highlighted the progress made over the last 12 months and urged members to capitalize on this positive engagement in the New Year, particularly as members begin (...)
WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo visited Tunisia on 29 and 30 November to hold meetings with Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, Minister of Trade Zied Ladhari and Minister of Foreign Affairs Khemaies Jhinaoui. As part of his visit, he also participated in the “Tunisia 2020 conference”, where he (...)