At the WTO’s Cotton Day on 7 May, the Cotton-4+ countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Côte d’Ivoire), and other cotton-producing developing economies reviewed the progress made in implementing the WTO-FIFA Memorandum of Understanding on Cotton, notably the launch of the “Partenariat pour (...)
On 9 June 2024, the WTO will welcome the public to its headquarters in Geneva as part of its activities to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the WTO. The Open Day offers an opportunity for visitors to learn about the work of the WTO, explore its historic building and take part in various (...)
The Committee on Market Access held a thematic session on supply chain resilience on 6 May, building on a session held on this topic in November of last year. The session featured presentations from China, the European Union, India, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Pakistan, (...)
Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala concluded on 6 May a high-level visit to Chile, Uruguay and Peru, where she attended the biannual session of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) and met with senior government officials, private sector representatives, (...)
Cambodia deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 6 May. Minister of Commerce Cham Nimul presented Cambodia’s instrument of acceptance to Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard.
The 2024 Advanced Global Workshop on the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) 2012 concluded in Geneva on 3 May for over 30 government officials from developing economies. The purpose of this five-day activity was to enhance participants’ expertise regarding trade and government procurement (...)
The WTO Secretariat and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 1 May aimed at bolstering collaborative efforts to drive inclusive and sustainable development through trade and economic integration, including in Asia and the Pacific (...)
At a meeting of the Council for Trade in Goods on 30 April-1 May, WTO members were updated on the progress made in improving its functioning and advancing WTO reform. Members also addressed a significant number of trade concerns and elected Ambassador Clare Kelly of New Zealand as Chairperson (...)
Registration is now open for the 2024 Aid for Trade Global Review, to be held from 26 to 28 June at the WTO’s headquarters in Geneva. The event — titled “Mainstreaming Trade” — will provide an opportunity for participants to take stock of 18 years of the Aid for Trade initiative, which has generated (...)
In preparation for the 2024 Global Review of Aid for Trade on 26-28 June, international financial institutions, observer organizations and WTO members updated the Committee on Trade and Development on 30 April on their recent Aid-for-Trade activities. A workshop held on 29 April presented (...)