"WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION - WTO"

Economic and Social Council focuses on recurrent crises, food insecurity, displacement, in lead up to humanitarian affairs segment.

Economic and Social Council focuses on recurrent crises, food insecurity, displacement, in lead up to humanitarian affairs segment.

WTO members successfully concluded the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) in Geneva on 17 June, securing multilaterally negotiated outcomes on a series of key trade initiatives. WTO

Prospects for the global economy have darkened since the outbreak of war in Ukraine on 24 February, prompting WTO economists to reassess their projections for world trade over the next two years. WTO

Conflict, humanitarian crisis in Ukraine threatening future global foods as prices rise, production capacity shrinks, speakers warn Security Council.

General Assembly takes action on Second Committee reports by adopting 37 resolutions, 2 decisions.

The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) has become a member of both the WTO’s Information Technology Agreement (ITA) and ITA Expansion (ITA II), making it the first least developed country to join these agreements. WTO

The resurgence of global economic activity in the first half of 2021 lifted merchandise trade above its pre-pandemic peak, leading World Trade Organization (WTO) economists to upgrade their forecasts for trade in 2021 and 2022. WTO

The WTO Public Forum, the largest yearly outreach event by the World Trade Organization, came back for its 20th edition after being cancelled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. WTO

Leaders of the G20 countries must continue to support the smooth functioning of global agri-food systems, which faces ongoing challenges from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said in remarks opening the G20 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting in Florence, Italy. FAO