Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala issued a call on 1 July for deeper engagement between WTO members and academics, research institutes and other stakeholders in order to help advance ongoing discussions on WTO reform. Speaking at the opening of the WTO Chairs Programme (WCP) Annual Conference in Geneva, she highlighted the value of external perspectives in supporting members’ efforts to modernise and strengthen the multilateral trading system.World Trade Organization — Latest news