DG Okonjo-Iweala urges WTO members to engage on cotton for potential outcome at MC13

Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala called on members of the WTO on 4 October to step up efforts…

E-commerce co-convenors call on negotiators to intensify efforts, exercise flexibility

Participants in the e-commerce negotiations wrapped up on 29 September a cluster of meetings where they…

Japan gives over CHF 55,000 to help LDCs engage in fisheries subsidies negotiations

Japan is contributing CHF 55,934 in 2023 to help cover the expenses of officials from least-developed…

WTO to host event on easing trade barriers related to product origin requirements

The WTO will host a virtual event on 11 October examining trade-facilitating measures related to product…

Registration opens for Workshop on TRIPS Agreement Article 67: Technical cooperation

The WTO Intellectual Property Division is holding on 1-2 November a hybrid workshop on Article 67…

DDG Paugam: Trade is becoming more political, more sustainable, more traceable

Strengthening the multilateral trading system as embodied in the WTO is the best way to confront…

A Glossary of International Shipping Terms

Shipping products seems simple, right? You simply package the product and send it to your customer.…

WTO members review farm policies, discuss food security, agri-food system resilience

At a meeting of the Committee on Agriculture on 27-28 September, WTO members reviewed each other’s…

DG Okonjo-Iweala welcomes Timor-Leste’s President José Ramos-Horta to the WTO

Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala met with President José Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste on 2 October at the WTO.…