Members deliver reforms to improve Goods Council functioning, adopt pandemic response report

Showcasing “WTO reform by doing”, members approved on 30 November a report capturing 127 concrete steps…

Trade negotiations have key role in addressing food security, climate change: DDG Paugam

The WTO’s ongoing negotiations on agriculture have a key role to play in helping establish fairer…

E-commerce co-convenors set out roadmap for concluding negotiations in early 2024

At the final round of e-commerce negotiations for 2023, taking place from 27 to 30 November,…

Members agree on draft MC13 decision on small economies’ integration into trading system

WTO members agreed on 1 December 2023 on a draft decision to be submitted to trade…

DDG Paugam: Fight against climate change can also bring trade opportunities for LDCs

The effort to combat climate change is also an opportunity for least developed countries (LDCs) to…

DG Okonjo-Iweala: We need to use every weapon in our arsenal to fight the climate crisis

Trade policy tools can help countries increase low-carbon goods uptake by reforming import tariffs, rethinking government…

Fisheries subsidies chair opens final “Fish Week” of 2023 for crucial MC13 groundwork

The chair of the fisheries subsidies negotiations, Ambassador Einar Gunnarsson of Iceland, on 4 December opened…

WTO Secretariat launches trade policy toolkit at COP28 to support action on climate goals

The WTO Secretariat on 2 December launched a 10-point set of “Trade Policy Tools for Climate…

Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform meeting advances work in lead-up to MC13

WTO members participating in the Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform (FFSR) talks focused on the process of…

WTO members review farm policies, discuss food security, technology transfer

At a meeting of the Committee on Agriculture on 27-29 November, WTO members exchanged views on…