Welcome to Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her first day as WTO Director-General!
She makes history as the first woman and first African to take up this post.
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Congratulations to Director-General on being named one of the ’s World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2022: bit.ly/3uxgHru
ICYMI: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, candidate for the position of WTO Director-General, shares her vision for the Organization.
Read more about the process here: bit.ly/wtodgselection #WTODG
Happening now: Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala takes the floor at a WTO meeting for the first time as Director-General. She attends the General Council: wto.org/english/thewto
On her first day as Director-General, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala highlights the importance of the WTO.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Chair of the Board of Gavi and Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, has been nominated by #Nigeria as a candidate for the post of WTO Director-General. bit.ly/2BQ5avb
#WTODG
Korea initiates WTO dispute complaint against Japanese export measures #TradeDisputes dlvr.it/RDBzby
A special guest at the WTO today: welcomes , Vice-President of Colombia 🇨🇴, to discuss trade’s contribution for inclusion, the environment and more.
WTO issues panel report on Saudi Arabia’s protection of intellectual property rights #TradeDisputes dlvr.it/RYl9NL
Welcome to the WTO!
WTO Director-General announced her four Deputy Directors-General.
More about these appointments here: wto.org/english/news_e
Director-General & the chair of WTO fisheries subsidies talks welcomed civil society's plea for a successful conclusion to the negotiations, visiting today an ice sculpture set up in front of the WTO headquarters by the #StopFundingOverfishing coalition.
What economics textbooks got right about global trade and what politics got wrong. tells it all at the #WTOPublicForum
These are the candidates moving on for members' further consideration. The result creates an historic precedent for the WTO: the 7th Director-General will become the first woman to lead the Organization. Consultations resume on 19 Oct #WTODG
Find out more: wto.org/english/news_e
Three women head the trade organizations in Geneva: at , at & at .
On #IWD2021, they talk about the importance of looking at trade through a gender lens & how trade can help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic challenges.
On her first day as Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says that the WTO can deliver results if members “accept we can do things differently.”
More: wto.org/english/news_e
Are you a young trade professional from a developing or least developed country?
Applications are now open for the 2022 WTO Young Professionals Programme (YPP).
Learn more here: bit.ly/39y6qBa
"The well-being of people is dependent upon the well-being of our planet," Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , Director-General, says in this important message on #WorldEnvironmentDay. Find out how trade and the WTO can help.
Happening this week: WTO members are holding another cluster of meetings to negotiate a #FisheriesSubsidies agreement, which is among the immediate priorities of Dr Ngozi, the next WTO Director-General as stated in yesterday's press conference. More: bit.ly/wtofisheriessu
In case you missed it: University of Colombo, Sri Lanka are champions of the 2021 John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition! The team: L-R Avishka Jayaweera, Saheli Wikramanayake, Harish Balakrishnan (Coach), Adithya Ramanitharan, Sandun Batagoda & Harrison Mbori (Coach, not in pic)
Switzerland today became the 1st WTO member to submit acceptance of the Agreement on #FisheriesSubsidies! presented the instrument of acceptance to DG at #WEF23 Davos. The agreement was adopted at #MC12 and work is ongoing for its entry into force.
Do you know how tariffs work and what they are used for? Check out this new video to find out how this tax works in practice. #LetsTalkTrade
DG Okonjo-Iweala: WTO can deliver results if members “accept we can do things differently” dlvr.it/Rtklsj
BREAKING: World trade is expected to fall by between 13% and 32% in 2020 due to the #COVID19 pandemic according to the new #WTOForecast. Full report: bit.ly/39Sd3eV
Follow us next on our virtual press conference, happening soon.
If you want me to be your queen
You have to trade green
Love is attainable
And the future is sustainable
#TradeValentines
Cotton is key for #Brazil, tells Minister of Agriculture at the meeting to launch #WorldCottonDay. In 20 years national production has grown 226%, contributing $74.1 billion to GDP and generating jobs and income for 1.2 million workers. @Min_Agricultura
Leading global trade: three women, three organisations.
, & discuss what it means to have women leading the , & , and how a gender perspective can help to make trade more inclusive.
#IWD2021
#GenerationEquality
Press conference by Amina C. Mohamed
🏆 Introducing the 2022 WTO Young Economist Essay Award winner: of ! DG praised Mathilde's paper on services trade & workers' welfare. "What should WTO be doing in the future? We need young economists to tell us."
More: bit.ly/3AS7WLe
📅 This week at the WTO:
✔️ The General Council will hold a special meeting TODAY at 15:00 Geneva time to consider the appointment of the next Director-General.
Also in our agenda: bit.ly/2suCH6t
ICYMI: candidate for the WTO Director-General post, shares her vision for the Organization.
Read more about the DG selection process here: bit.ly/wtodgselection
#WTODG
*BREAKING*
WTO ministers reach historic agreements on response to food insecurity, food purchases exemption, WTO response to the pandemic, #TRIPS, #ecommerce moratorium, and #fisheriessubsidies. More info coming soon. #MC12
Arancha González was the first woman to serve as Chief of Staff to a WTO Director-General (2005-13). After leaving the WTO, was Executive Director of ITC . In Jan 2020, she became Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union & Cooperation of Spain #IWD2021
Women Pioneers at the WTO:
In 2006, Anabel González became the first woman to be appointed as the Director of the WTO's Agriculture and Commodities Division. She exercised this role until 2009. #WTOat25
Portrait by:
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
You are more lovely & fair
Preventing conflict from going astray
Warding off unstable despair
Sometimes the sun favors a few
But you aid both big and small
Predictable flows,peace that is true
A rules-based system for all
#TradeValentines
candidate for the WTO Director-General post, shares her vision for the Organization.
Read more about the DG selection process here: bit.ly/wtodgselection
#WTODG
Have you seen Sir David Attenborough's call for a WTO deal to end harmful #FisheriesSubsidies? Comment with your questions, we are going live with the video producers in a few hours!
#ShareOurPlanet #SustainableWorld #WTOPublicForum
Yoo Myung-hee, candidate for the WTO Director-General post, shares her vision for the organization.
Read more about the DG selection process here: bit.ly/wtodgselection
#WTODG
We are on the cusp of forging a WTO agreement to curb harmful #FisheriesSubsidies. The latest draft text can help get us there. Director-General and Ambassador tell us more ahead of the 15 July meeting of ministers. Further info: wto.org/english/tratop
Today, Parties to the WTO #GovernmentProcurement Agreement have agreed 🤝 in principle to the UK's bid to participate to the Agreement in its own right after it leaves the EU. Formal decision to come later.
📢 Meet Carmina Báez from Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
Carmina is part of the new cohort of young professionals to the WTO.
She is working at the Agriculture and Commodities Division as part of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Section. #WTOsps
More 👉 bit.ly/3kJZd5s
“Our job is to protect the fish and to protect the many millions of fisher men and women who directly depend on the fish,” WTO DG told members this week, stressing the urgency of delivering an agreement to tackle harmful #FisheriesSubsidies: bit.ly/32JLSBD
BREAKING: The #GovernmentProcurement Committee approves future membership terms for the United Kingdom’s accession to the Government Procurement Agreement in its own right. This step is in preparation for the eventual UK departure from the European Union. More details soon.
Aid for Trade Stocktaking Event 2021: High-level Plenary Session
The 2018 Public Forum is only a few days away! This year we discuss the future of trade. What is your vision for trade? Is it sustainable? Innovative? Inclusive? Tell us in the comments or record your own using #Trade2030 and #WTOPublicForum.
This morning in Geneva, WTO members secured an unprecedented package of outcomes for #MC12. Check out this infographic to find out more about some of the key highlights! bit.ly/39E63rM
"A new commitment for vaccine equity and defeating the pandemic," a joint call for action from , , & @DavidMalpassWBG
bit.ly/3fGCu9y
Ethiopia 🇪🇹 resumed today WTO membership negotiations almost 8 years after the last formal meeting of its Working Party. Mamo Mihretu, senior advisor to the and chief trade negotiator, shares his impressions.
More: bit.ly/36BxtHj
🗨️It is a good thing that the WTO recognises the importance of addressing global trade imbalances & works collectively towards bridging the global economic divide, said Nigeria's former President, 🇳🇬.
Read more quotes here👉 bit.ly/2zJ9hYS
Jesús Seade Kuri, candidate for the position of WTO Director-General, shares his vision for the organization.
@MX_WTO_Mission
Read more about the process here: bit.ly/wtodgselection
#WTODG
BREAKING: WTO forecasts 8% trade growth in 2021 after a contraction of 5.3% last year. Prospects for a quick rebound in world trade have improved, but economists warn of an uneven recovery after the #COVID19 shock. The latest #WTOForecast is here: wto.org/english/news_e
Trade must be used as a vehicle for ending the marginalization of women in the global economy, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says in this video message to mark #InternationalWomensDay.
Selecting the next WTO Director-General: These are the candidates moving on for members' further consideration in the next round of consultations, which resume on 24 September. Find out more here: bit.ly/3c91kv2 #WTODG
Congratulations to Amb. Athaliah Molokomme of 🇧🇼 for taking over as Chair of the WTO's General Council!
Thank you Amb. Didier Chambovey of 🇨🇭 for your great work over the past year!
Happening now: WTO DG candidate , from #Mexico🇲🇽, meets with WTO members.
@MX_WTO_Mission
Follow his press conference live here on Twitter or on wto.org/english/res_e/ at 13:15 (Geneva time)
Mohammad Maziad Al-Tuwaijri, candidate for the WTO Director-General post, shares his vision for the organization.
Read more about the DG selection process here: bit.ly/wtodgselection
#WTODG
⏰Join us tomorrow for the High-level Plenary Session of the #Aid4Trade Stocktaking Event with the Heads of , , , , and !
Follow it live 👉 bit.ly/3tuzXTO
More information on the session👉bit.ly/3cc56Fy
Director-General urges WTO members to deliver concrete results this year dlvr.it/RwhHzG
"Let's keep this transparent,
I'm really into you.
If there's a product requirement
Notify me and I'll notify you" #wtotbt
#TradeValentines
A warm welcome to as 's acting secretary-general.
We look forward to the continued - partnership to promote growth, development & job creation through trade around the world!
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Today @Isabelle_Durant of Belgium takes the helm as @UNCTAD's acting secretary-general.
Ms. Durant has served as the organization’s deputy since 2017 and will continue guiding the work to #TransformTrade as we rebuild from the #COVID19 crisis. bit.ly/3rV2TmZ
How can we help make global supply chains more inclusive, sustainable and climate-friendly? Join DG and a diverse panel of experts today at 17:30 CET for the conversation at the - Spring Meetings 👉 bit.ly/3KYPvKW. #ReshapingDevelopment
