WTO members discussed the trade policies in the cotton sector that may have contributed to falling prices and shifting market shares, when they met on 26 and 27 November. African cotton-producing countries welcomed the increased disbursement of financial assistance and called for swift reforms (...)
Just before the opening of the Paris climate conference that is expected to set new ambitious targets to move to a low-carbon economy, ILO Green Jobs Programme Coordinator Kees van der Ree outlines ten steps that can facilitate a transition to a green (...)
The WTO Secretariat showed its support today for the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which takes place on 25 November this year. In support of the UN’s “Orange the World” initiative to end violence against women, all WTO staff were invited to wear (...)
At its meeting on 25 November 2015, the Dispute Settlement Body agreed to the reappointment of Mr. Ujal Singh Bathia, of India, and Mr. Thomas Graham, of the United States, for a four-year term as members of the Appellate Body starting 11 December (...)
The seventh review of the trade policies and practices of Thailand takes place on 24 and 26 November 2015. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Thailand.
WTO members meeting as the TRIPS (trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights) Council agreed on 23 November on a draft ministerial decision on so-called non-violation disputes in the area of intellectual property. The decision is expected to be adopted at the Nairobi Ministerial (...)
با سلام و احترام، به آگاهی می رساند: بر پایه ای-میل دریافتی از سازمان بین المللی کارفرمایان (آی-او-یی)، در ارتباط با “کار گروه مسئولیت اجتماعی بنگاه ها، و کسب وکار و حقوق بشر”، یک نشست دو روزه، به تاریخ ۱۹ و ۲۰ ماه نوامبر سال جاری میلادی در ژنو برگزار شد. این نشست مشترکآ توسط “دولت سوئیس” و “انستیتو حقوق بشر و کسب و کار” برنامه ریزی (...)
On 20 November 2015, the Appellate Body issued its compliance report on the dispute “United States — Measures Concerning the Importation, Marketing and Sale of Tuna and Tuna Products — Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by Mexico” (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo met with the heads of UN agencies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank this week in New York for the biannual meeting of the UN Chief Executives Board, chaired by the UN Secretary General, Ban (...)