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The deadline for submitting proposals for this year’s Public Forum — entitled “Enhance, Create and Preserve” — has been extended

By aligning trade policies with ocean sustainability, we can better support sustainable development while protecting the oceans, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

The WTO Fish Fund opened a Call for Proposals on 6 June, inviting developing and least-developed country (LDC) members that

The 2024-2025 period marks a peak for Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) measures requiring implementation assistance for developing and least-developed country

At a special meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 5 June, WTO members considered a request from Canada

The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 5 June

The WTO today (3 June 2025) introduced significant upgrades to its e-Learning platform, aimed at improving usability, security and performance

The government of China has pledged USD 600,000 (close to CHF 500,000) for 2025 to support the WTO’s Least-Developed Countries

On 2 June, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received Nicaragua’s instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies from Nicaragua’s