International symposium highlighted progress made on sustainably financed social protection in 24 countries, and highlighted movements towards universal social protection.
At a heads of delegation meeting on 6 July, participants in the e-commerce talks reaffirmed their commitment to a substantial conclusion of the negotiations by the end of 2023, with development issues at the heart of the future outcome. Flexibility, pragmatism and urgency are what is needed to (...)
WTO members participating in the talks on investment facilitation for development (IFD) announced on 6 July the conclusion of the negotiations on the text of the Agreement following three years of intense text-based negotiations amongst over 110 delegations at all levels of development. The (...)
The 15th meeting of the Working Party on the Accession of Azerbaijan to the WTO, held on 6 July after a six-year impasse, provided new impetus to the accession process, showing the renewed commitment of the Azerbaijani Government to joining the WTO. WTO members commended the reform efforts (...)
The WTO issued today (6 July) the 2023 edition of “World Tariff Profiles”, an annual publication providing comprehensive information on tariffs imposed on imports by over 170 countries and customs territories. The report — jointly prepared with the International Trade Centre and the United Nations (...)
The latest Annual Report from the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) issued on 6 July showcases how the STDF is learning from its past work to strengthen sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) capacities in developing countries in ways that will further improve its impact on (...)
Five regional trade agreements (RTAs) were considered by WTO members at the 5 July meeting of the Committee on Regional Trade Agreements. Members also discussed how to enhance the functioning of the Committee, considering a new communication from (...)
Ivorian football star, Didier Drogba, has warned young, aspiring African footballers about the dangers of exploitation and human trafficking – part of a campaign run by the ILO, the International Federation of Professional Footballers’ Associations (FIFPRO) and the Didier Drogba Foundation. The (...)
G20 economies introduced substantially more trade-facilitating than trade-restrictive measures on goods between mid-October 2022 and mid-May 2023. However, several export restrictions on food, feed and fertilizers remained in place, compromising the predictable flow of food through (...)
Japan this week deposited its instrument of acceptance for the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, joining other leading marine fish catch producers in affirming support for the Agreement. Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Ambassador Kazuyuki Yamazaki of Japan met on 4 July to mark the (...)