WTO members meeting as the General Council agreed on 30 November on a draft ministerial decision on electronic commerce. This draft decision has been forwarded to the Nairobi Ministerial Conference for adoption by ministers later this (...)
WTO members meeting as the General Council agreed on 30 November on a draft ministerial decision aimed at addressing the challenges faced by small economies. This draft decision has been forwarded to the Nairobi Ministerial Conference for adoption by ministers later this (...)
The three facilitators appointed by Director-General Roberto Azevêdo to support members to develop a Ministerial Declaration for the WTO’s 10th Ministerial Conference presented their draft Declaration text at a meeting of all members today (27 (...)
On 27 November 2015, the WTO issued the panel report in the case brought by Panama regarding “Colombia — measures relating to the importation of textiles, apparel and footwear” (WT/DS/461).
As the Paris Climate Conference gets under way, ILO News spoke to Ambassador Elisabeth Laurin, France’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva and to International Organizations in Switzerland. She talks about France’s vision on the green economy and the role the ILO and (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, on 26 November 2015, addressed the 31st “Geneva Week” for WTO members and observers who do not have permanent missions in Geneva. He briefed participants on preparations for the Nairobi Ministerial Conference and said that expectations are high that the Conference (...)
The government of the United States is contributing USD 1 million (CHF 1,021,996) in 2015 to the WTO’s Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund (DDAGTF) to help developing countries and least-developed countries (LDCs) integrate more effectively into the multilateral trading system and (...)
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 (...)