Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on 9 June called on WTO members to combat fragmentation of the global trading system as it would have a devastating impact on the world economy. Speaking at a High-Level Special Session of the Astana International Forum, the Director-General recalled the key (...)
The fourth edition of Trade and Environment Week, to be held from 12 to 16 June at the WTO’s headquarters in Geneva and virtually, will focus this year on collaborative trade policies to tackle pressing environmental issues such as climate change, related natural disasters, pollution and (...)
WTO members considered six new proposals on curbing subsidies contributing to overcapacity and overfishing at the third of a series of “Fish Weeks” held on 5-9 June. The chair of the negotiations, Ambassador Einar Gunnarsson of Iceland, said the discussions were constructive and helpful as (...)
At a meeting of the WTO’s working group on food security on 8 June, members continued their dedicated discussions on supporting least-developed countries (LDCs) and net food-importing developing countries (NFIDCs) in addressing key challenges for food security, including financing difficulties (...)
Speaking to a ministerial gathering at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris on 7 June, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said a strong and effective WTO is a vital tool for building resilience in an increasingly shock-prone global economy. She called for a (...)
The European Union this week deposited its instrument of acceptance of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, marking a major development towards the Agreement’s entry into force. The EU’s instrument of acceptance was presented to Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Paris on the side lines (...)
The Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) initiative held on 8 June a plenary meeting following two days of productive consultations, at which many of the remaining open technical issues in the draft IFD Agreement were resolved. The participants in the talks will hold their next meeting (...)
On the International Day for Domestic Workers, 16 June 2023, the ILO’s Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo calls upon all countries to ratify the International Labour Organization’s Domestic Workers Convention, Number 189.
On World Day Against Child Labour, 12 June 2023, the ILO Director-General, Gilbert Houngo calls on the international community to support greater social justice and step up the fight against child labour.