Malawi 100th WTO member to formally accept Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
On 28 May, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received Malawi’s instrument of acceptance of the Agreement...
Members agree on 2025 chairpersons for subsidiary bodies of Goods Council
WTO members reached consensus on 27 May on a slate of names of the chairpersons...
The Netherlands gives CHF 1.3 million to strengthen STDF projects for food safety, trade
The Netherlands is extending its partnership with the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF), committing...
Members consider China’s request for panel to examine Canadian surtax measures
At a meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 23 May, WTO members considered...
WTO Secretariat briefs members on Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, Fish Fund
At an information session on 22 May, WTO members were briefed by the WTO Secretariat...
Members advance discussions on special and differential treatment proposals
At a meeting of the Committee on Trade and Development in special session on 22...
DG Okonjo-Iweala, IPU Secretary General Chungong urge parliaments to ratify WTO Fisheries Agreement
WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Inter-Parliamentary Union Secretary General Martin Chungong urge parliaments worldwide to...
DG Okonjo-Iweala: MC14 must deliver outcomes on WTO reform
WTO members will need to agree on a package of “deep and thorough” reform proposals...
Lesotho formally accepts Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
On 20 May, Lesotho’s WTO Ambassador Tsiu Khathibe presented his country’s instrument of acceptance of...