WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism now operational to assist developing countries and LDCs

A key commitment from the WTO’s Fisheries Subsidies Agreement has now been made effective. Specifically, the…

DG Okonjo-Iweala: Make trade and investment a key part of delivering on climate action

At a high-level forum held on the sidelines of the COP27 in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt on 9…

WHO, WIPO, WTO to hold technical symposium on response, preparedness to future pandemics

The World Health Organization (WHO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the WTO will hold…

7th International Conference on Contemporary Issues in International Trade: A development Lens

DDG Zhang’s opening remarks Reach us to explore global export and import deals

DG Okonjo-Iweala: Trade is essential part of climate action efforts to achieve food security

Food security was high on the agenda of the first day of the UN Climate Change…

DG Okonjo-Iweala: Trade is critical in global response to climate change

Countries need to have the right trade policies in place to be able to respond to…

DG joins world leaders in call to mobilize USD 12.5 billion for climate action in Africa

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala participated on 8 November in a high-level event with world leaders at…

DG Okonjo-Iweala: World “cannot afford to leave trade and WTO behind” in climate actions

An effective strategy for tackling global warming cannot be successful without governments taking into account the…

Investment facilitation talks make headway on solving remaining issues in negotiating text

WTO members taking part in the negotiations for an agreement on investment facilitation for development (IFD)…

Trade must be a cornerstone of climate action, urges World Trade Report released at COP27

The 2022 edition of the WTO’s World Trade Report presents new analysis and recommendations on how…