The co-chairs of the Informal Working Group on Trade and Gender on 20 June launched the 2023-24 work plan, which outlines the steps to be taken by members to deliver concrete results for women’s economic empowerment. The rolling work plan establishes discussion themes and timeframes, which (...)
On 19 June, the WTO circulated the panel report in the case brought by Japan in “China — Anti-Dumping Measures on Stainless Steel Products from Japan” (DS601).
Trade policy must be urgently and collectively wielded to address the triad of environmental problems posed by climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss, a high-level panel of speakers said at the fourth edition of Trade and Environment Week held on 12-16 June at WTO headquarters in (...)
WTO members on 16 June held an informal meeting on WTO reform which focused on the deliberative function of the organization and institutional matters. The meeting was the third such informal gathering since the reform discussions were launched at the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) in June (...)
At a meeting of the Committee on Trade Facilitation on 15 and 16 June, WTO members shared their experiences across a range of trade facilitation matters, including transit activities for landlocked developing countries, disaster preparedness and recent progress on the implementation of the (...)
Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala met with the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, on 16 June at the WTO. They discussed the importance of multilateralism in addressing the current challenges faced by the trading system and how to prepare for a successful 13th WTO Ministerial (...)
The government of the Netherlands is contributing EUR 1 million (approximately CHF 961,539) to the WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism to assist developing members and least-developed country members in implementing the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. Ambassador Paul Bekkers presented the (...)
Belize deposited its instrument of acceptance for the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 16 June, making it the first Central American WTO member and first WTO member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to do so. Ambassador Gianni Avila presented Belize’s instrument of acceptance to (...)
Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed the Prime Minister of Togo, H.E. Ms. Victoire Tomegah Dogbé, to the WTO on 15 June. They discussed the ongoing work of the WTO, Togo’s economic diversification, and how trade can deliver for the African continent, especially in the context of the (...)
At a meeting of the Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) on 14-15 June, WTO members continued their discussion on extending the TRIPS Decision adopted at the 12th Ministerial Conference to COVID-19 therapeutics and diagnostics. To support a fact and (...)