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WTO press conference: Second term for DG Azevêdo

Title: WTO press conference: Second term for DG Azevêdo
Runtime: 35:18
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: On 28 February, the World Trade Organization confirmed Mr Roberto Azevêdo for a second term as Director-General. He spoke to journalists after his confirmation.

Mr Roberto Azevêdo has held the position since September 2013 and he was the sole candidate for the 4-year mandate starting in September 2017. The matter was considered at the General Council, the topmost decision-making body of the WTO outside Ministerial Conferences.

More on the current Director-General
https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/dg_e/dg_e.htm

DG selection process
https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/dg_e/dg_selection_process_e.htm

WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement entry into force

Title: WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement entry into force
Runtime: 2:54
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: A major milestone for the global trading system was reached on 22 February 2017 when the first multilateral deal concluded in the 21 year history of the WTO entered into force. Four more ratifications of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) were handed over to Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, taking the total number above the two-thirds of WTO's 164 members needed for the Agreement to enter into force.

The Trade Facilitation Agreement seeks to expedite the movement, release and clearance of goods across borders. Its entry into force launches a new phase for trade facilitation reforms all over the world and creates a significant boost for commerce and the multilateral trading system as a whole.

Learn more at www.wto.org/tradefacilitation

WTO Press Conference: TFA enters into force

Title: WTO Press Conference: TFA enters into force
Runtime: 30:17
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, Ambassador Mariam MD Salleh, Chair of the WTO Preparatory Committee on Trade Facilitation, and Ambassador Harald Neple, Chair of the WTO General Council, gave a press conference at the WTO's headquarters, in Geneva, following the entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement on 22 February 2017.

The Trade Facilitation Agreement seeks to expedite the movement, release and clearance of goods across borders. Its entry into force launches a new phase for trade facilitation reforms all over the world and creates a significant boost for commerce and the multilateral trading system as a whole.

More information on the WTO and trade facilitation is available at www.wto.org/tradefacilitation

WTO Azevêdo: Trade Facilitation Agreement now in force

Title: WTO Azevêdo: Trade Facilitation Agreement now in force
Runtime: 3:12
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: A major milestone for the global trading system was reached on 22 February 2017 when the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), the first multilateral deal concluded since the creation of the World Trade Organization, entered into force.

Director-General Roberto Azevêdo was presented with the final ratifications that pushed the WTO over the two-thirds of the membership required for entry into force of the TFA. In this video, he talks about the significance of the Agreement.

More information on the WTO and Trade Facilitation is available at: www.wto.org/tradefacilitation

Trade Dialogues: Carl Benedikt Frey (short version)

Title: Trade Dialogues: Carl Benedikt Frey (short version)
Runtime: 1:37
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The WTO launched a Trade Dialogues lecture series examining the effects of trade and technology on job markets. At our fourth event on January 31 2017, Dr. Carl Benedikt Frey of Oxford University presented his research on the impact of technology on work/jobs.

Trade Dialogues Lecture Series: https://goo.gl/0hw3iH
Economic research and analysis: https://goo.gl/4Qd9N7

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this video are those of the interviewees. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of the WTO or its members.

TRIPS amendment: Mexico's Perez Motta (English)

Title: TRIPS amendment: Mexico's Perez Motta (English)
Runtime: 2:47
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The amendment to the TRIPS Agreement creates a permanent legal pathway for access to affordable medicines for developing and least-developed countries reliant on pharmaceutical imports. In this video statement, Mexico's Eduardo Pérez Motta, a former TRIPS Council chair, says that the impact of this reform should be judged by the prices and supply of critical medicines.

TRIPS is the WTO agreement dealing with trade-related intellectual property rights, including patents on medicines and other health technologies. The amendment entered into force on 23 January 2017, after two thirds of WTO members accepted the 2005 protocol amending the agreement.

Learn more at wto.org/tripshealth

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Eduardo Pérez Motta’s Statement

I am very glad that this agreement is already in place, it is already working. This has been a very important issue, especially for African countries that have had pandemics for a long time. And they need...

Title: WTO TRIPS amendment: Kenya's Mohamed
Runtime: 2:58
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The amendment to the TRIPS Agreement creates a permanent legal pathway for access to affordable medicines for developing and least-developed countries reliant on pharmaceutical imports. In this video statement Amina Mohamed, Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs, says she is proud that African countries played a major role in bringing about this amendment, which is an important tool to access medicines.

TRIPS is the WTO agreement dealing with trade-related intellectual property rights, including patents on medicines and other health technologies. The amendment entered into force on 23 January 2017, after two thirds of WTO members accepted the 2005 protocol amending the agreement.

Learn more at wto.org/tripshealth

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Amina Mohammed’s Statement

For any government, there is no greater priority than the health of its nation's people.

As important as trade policy is, health and well-being mu...

Title: WTO TRIPS amendment: Tanzania's Mero
Runtime: 2:44
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The amendment to the TRIPS Agreement creates a permanent legal pathway for access to affordable medicines for developing and least-developed countries reliant on pharmaceutical imports. In this video statement, the TRIPS Council chair at the time of the amendment's entry into force, Ambassador Modest Jonathan Mero of Tanzania, says that this amendment is a concrete response by trade ministers to concerns about public health.

TRIPS is the WTO agreement dealing with trade-related intellectual property rights, including patents on medicines and other health technologies. The amendment entered into force on 23 January 2017, after two thirds of WTO members accepted the 2005 protocol amending the agreement.

Learn more at wto.org/tripshealth

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Modest Mero’s statement

As the TRIPS council chair, I wish to underline the importance of the entry into force, which is not only the first ever Amendment to the multilateral...

Title: WTO TRIPS amendment: Zimbabwe's Maonera
Runtime: 1:56
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The amendment to the TRIPS Agreement creates a permanent legal pathway for access to affordable medicines for developing and least-developed countries reliant on pharmaceutical imports. In this video statement, Felix Maonera, who was formerly the African Group's focal point on intellectual property issues, highlights that the amendment is as important now as it was when the issue was first discussed because the problems identified at the time "do not appear to have gone away".

TRIPS is the WTO agreement dealing with trade-related intellectual property rights, including patents on medicines and other health technologies. The amendment entered into force on 23 January 2017, after two thirds of WTO members accepted the 2005 protocol amending the agreement.

Learn more at wto.org/tripshealth

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Felix Maonera’s statement

As the Zimbabwe delegate to the TRIPS negotiations, as well as the Africa Group Focal Point on in...

Title: WTO TRIPS amendment: Pascal Lamy
Runtime: 3:36
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The amendment to the TRIPS Agreement creates a permanent legal pathway for access to affordable medicines for developing and least-developed countries reliant on pharmaceutical imports. In this video statement, former WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy says that the new rules must now be incorporated into national and international health policy initiatives so that governments can reap the benefits.

TRIPS is the WTO agreement dealing with trade-related intellectual property rights, including patents on medicines and other health technologies. The amendment entered into force on 23 January 2017, after two thirds of WTO members accepted the 2005 protocol amending the agreement.

Learn more at wto.org/tripshealth

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Pascal Lamy’s Statement

They say the best things in life are worth waiting for and in this case the expression holds true. Following ratification by two-thirds of the WTO's members, the First Amendment ...

Title: WTO TRIPS amendment: Nigeria's Buba
Runtime: 2:48
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The amendment to the TRIPS Agreement creates a permanent legal pathway for access to affordable medicines for developing and least-developed countries reliant on pharmaceutical imports. In this video statement, Nigeria’s Maigari Buba, who is the African Group’s focal point on TRIPS issues, says the amendment makes it easier for WTO members to import affordable medicines; African Group members, in particular, can benefit from it, provided national legislation is developed to use effectively the amendment’s provisions.

TRIPS is the WTO agreement dealing with trade-related intellectual property rights, including patents on medicines and other health technologies. The amendment entered into force on 23 January 2017, after two thirds of WTO members accepted the 2005 protocol amending the agreement.

Learn more at wto.org/tripshealth

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Maigari Buba’s Statement

Prior to the ministerial declaration in Doha in 2001, t...

Title: WTO TRIPS amendment: Botswana's Palai
Runtime: 2:37
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The amendment to the TRIPS Agreement creates a permanent legal pathway for access to affordable medicines for developing and least-developed countries reliant on pharmaceutical imports. In this video statement, Ambassador Mothusi B. R. Palai, of Botswana, says that the amendment's entry into force is a "momentous occasion" and that it's time to put it into practice.

TRIPS is the WTO agreement dealing with trade-related intellectual property rights, including patents on medicines and other health technologies. The amendment entered into force on 23 January 2017, after two thirds of WTO members accepted the 2005 protocol amending the agreement.

Below, you can find the transcript of this message.

Learn more at wto.org/tripshealth

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Mothusi Palai’s Statement

During 2014 I had the opportunity to chair the TRIPS Council. And obviously, I was one amongst the list of chair persons who have watched with disappo...

WTO TRIPS amendment: WHO's Margaret Chan

Title: WTO TRIPS amendment: WHO's Margaret Chan
Runtime: 2:43
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The amendment to the TRIPS Agreement creates a permanent legal pathway for access to affordable medicines for developing and least-developed countries reliant on pharmaceutical imports. In this video statement, Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, welcomes the entry into force of the amendment and says she looks forward to further collaboration with the WTO and other partners.

TRIPS is the WTO agreement dealing with trade-related intellectual property rights, including patents on medicines and other health technologies. The amendment entered into force on 23 January 2017, after two thirds of WTO members accepted the 2005 protocol amending the agreement.

Learn more at wto.org/tripshealth

Title: WTO TRIPS amendment: DG Azevêdo
Runtime: 3:16
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The amendment to the TRIPS Agreement creates a permanent legal pathway for access to affordable medicines for developing and least-developed countries reliant on pharmaceutical imports. In this video statement , Director-General Roberto Azevêdo says that the amendment, the first to any WTO agreement, shows that "the WTO can negotiate smart solutions for real problems affecting people's lives".

TRIPS is the WTO agreement dealing with trade-related intellectual property rights, including patents on medicines and other health technologies. The amendment entered into force on 23 January 2017, after two thirds of WTO members accepted the 2005 protocol amending the agreement.

Learn more at wto.org/tripshealth

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Director-General Azevedo’s Statement

For the WTO, and for me as Director-General, it is a priority to ensure that trade can support development and better livelihoods around the world.

This me...

Trade Dialogues: Eric Verhoogen (short version)

Title: Trade Dialogues: Eric Verhoogen (short version)
Runtime: 1:18
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The WTO launched a Trade Dialogues lecture series examining the effects of trade and technology on job markets. At our third event on December 20 2016, Prof. Eric Verhoogen of Columbia University presented his research on how trade can affect wage levels in developing economies.

Trade Dialogues Lecture Series: https://goo.gl/0hw3iH
Economic research and analysis: https://goo.gl/4Qd9N7

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this video are those of the interviewees. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of the WTO or its members.

WTO Trade Policy Review of the United States (2016)

Title: WTO Trade Policy Review of the United States (2016)
Runtime: 1:42
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Learn more at http://bit.ly/UnitedStatesTPR

Title: Comoros WTO membership session
Runtime: 1:10
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The Comoros kicked off its WTO membership negotiations in December 2016. WTO members expressed their support for its membership process and said they would work with the country to advance its accession negotiations as quickly as possible. The Comoros has set the 11th Ministerial Conference (MC11), to be held in Buenos Aires in December 2017, as the target date for the conclusion of its accession negotiations.

Read more here: https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news16_e/acc_06dec16_e.htm

10th Anniversary of the WTO Transparency Mechanism for Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs)

Title: 10th Anniversary of the WTO Transparency Mechanism for Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs)
Runtime: 1:09
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Learn more at bit.ly/WTO_RTAs

Title: 10th Anniversary of the WTO Transparency Mechanism for Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs)
Runtime: 2:51
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Learn more at http://bit.ly/WTO_RTAs

Trade Dialogues: David Dorn (short version)

Title: Trade Dialogues: David Dorn (short version)
Runtime: 2:01
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The WTO launched a Trade Dialogues lecture series examining the effects of trade and technology on job markets. At our second event on December 12 2016, Prof. David Dorn discussed the adjustment of labour markets to trade and technological change.

Trade Dialogues Lecture Series: https://goo.gl/0hw3iH
Economic research and analysis: https://goo.gl/4Qd9N7

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this video are those of the interviewees. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of the WTO or its members.

Title: New WTO observer: Timor-Leste
Runtime: 0:54
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: WTO members initiated membership talks for Somalia and Timor-Leste at a meeting of the organization’s General Council on 7 December 2016.

Estanislau Aleixo da Silva, Minister of State of Timor-Leste talks about how trade can help development.

Read more: https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news16_e/gc_07dec16_e.htm

Title: New WTO observer: Somalia
Runtime: 1:44
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: WTO members initiated membership talks for Somalia and Timor-Leste at a meeting of the organization’s General Council on 7 December 2016.

Faduma Abdullahi Mohamud, Ambassador of Somalia, shares her expectations for the accession process.

Learn more at: https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news16_e/gc_07dec16_e.htm

New WTO Observers: Somalia and Timor-Leste

Title: New WTO Observers: Somalia and Timor-Leste
Runtime: 2:33
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: WTO members initiated membership talks for Somalia and Timor-Leste at a meeting of the organization’s General Council on 7 December 2016. Members agreed to establish working parties to negotiate membership terms for the two countries and to welcome them as observers to the WTO.

Read more: https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news16_e/gc_07dec16_e.htm

Trade Dialogues: Lucian Cernat (short version)

Title: Trade Dialogues: Lucian Cernat (short version)
Runtime: 2:33
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The WTO launched a Trade Dialogues lecture series examining the effects of trade and technology on job markets. At our first event, two economists discussed results from two separate adjustment programmes in Europe.

Lucian Cernat, Chief Economist at the DG Trade, European Union, talked about the European Globalization Fund. Read more: http://bit.ly/2go00u3

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this video are those of the interviewees. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of the WTO or its members.

Trade Dialogues: Torben Andersen (short version)

Title: Trade Dialogues: Torben Andersen (short version)
Runtime: 1:03
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The WTO launched the Trade Dialogues lecture series examining the effects of trade and technology on job markets. At our first event, two economists discussed results from two separate adjustment programmes in Europe.

Professor Torben Andersen of Aarhus University reviewed Denmark’s “Flexicurity” programme.
Read more: http://bit.ly/2go00u3

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this video are those of the interviewees. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of the WTO or its members.

Title: Inclusive Trade: WTO Public Forum
Runtime: 5:07
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The WTO Public Forum 2016 asked how trade can become truly inclusive, allowing small and medium enterprises, innovative businesses and women to take full advantage of its potential. A number of participants – from a minister to small business owners, from the head of an institution to government and NGO representatives – gave us their answers.

Full details about the WTO Public Forum 2016:
https://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/public_forum16_e/public_forum16_e.htm

Title: Imagine Inclusive Trade
Runtime: 2:45
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: What if trade was truly inclusive?

Learn more:
https://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/public_forum16_e/public_forum16_e.htm

Title: World Trade Report 2016
Runtime: 5:28
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Reduced trade barriers, improved transportation links, information technology and the emergence of global value chains give small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) the potential to become successful global traders, according to the WTO’s flagship report. It was launched during the WTO Public Forum. These are a few highlights of the launch event.

Download the report for free or buy a printed copy:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/publications_e/wtr16_e.htm

Title: Public Forum 2016: Opening Session
Runtime: 1:41:07
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The 2016 WTO Public Forum Plenary Session opened with a call for focus on inclusive trade. The speakers emphasized the need to facilitate a greater role for micro, small and medium size enterprises (MSMEs) in global trade by addressing barriers such as the digital divide and lack of trade finance.They also underlined the need to promote greater participation by women in trade and to ensure that effective policies are put into place to help the poor and those who may suffer job losses resulting from trade.

More information about the Public Forum on the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/public_forum16_e/public_forum16_e.htm

Title: Imagine inclusive trade
Runtime: 2:34
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Watch and share on this link for the end credits: https://youtu.be/AmmycUUln64

SMEs are playing a greater role in international trade. Today's world is dominated by digital innovation. Women still face constraints preventing them from reaping the benefits of trade.
The WTO Public Forum 2016 asks how trade can become truly inclusive, allowing small and medium enterprises; innovative businesses and women take full advantage of its potential.
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IMAGINE INCLUSIVE TRADE

Director and producer: Ludovic Jeanjean

Actors:
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Caroline Fostinelli
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Motion graphics: Florian Schönerstedt
Music composer: Romain Assas
Sound designer: David Argi
WTO team: Anoush der Boghossian and Janaina Borges

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Roberto Azevêdo: O que é ser um bom negociador internacional?

Title: Roberto Azevêdo: O que é ser um bom negociador internacional?
Runtime: 10:13
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Roberto Azevêdo, Diretor-Geral da Organização Mundial do Comércio (OMC), compartilha um pouco de sua experiência como negociador internacional.

Diplomata brasileiro e engenheiro elétrico de formação, ele é o primeiro latino-americano a chefiar a OMC.

Desde que assumiu o cargo, em setembro de 2013, a organização fechou acordos importantes, como o Acordo de Facilitação do Comércio e a eliminação dos subsídios às exportações agrícolas.

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*Trecho de mensagem enviada a formandos em Relações Internacionais da UnB em agosto de 2016.

Inclusive Trade for SMEs: Roberto Azevêdo

Title: Inclusive Trade for SMEs: Roberto Azevêdo
Runtime: 2:00
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: How to ensure that trade is truly inclusive? This is the theme of the Public Forum 2016.

We asked a few people to look at the obstacles small and medium enterprises face in trade, and at how to best support them as they integrate into the global economy. Director-General Roberto Azevêdo talks about how technology helps SMEs in becoming integrated in the global economy.

Read more about the 2016 Public Forum: bit.ly/WTO_PF2016

Title: Inclusive Trade for SMEs: Nora Terrado
Runtime: 0:54
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: How to ensure that trade is truly inclusive? This is the theme of the Public Forum 2016.

We asked a few people to look at the obstacles small and medium enterprises face in trade, and at how to best support them as they integrate into the global economy. Nora Terrado, Philippines' vice-minister of Trade and Industry, brings her perspective to this debate.

Read more about the 2016 Public Forum: bit.ly/WTO_PF2016

Title: Inclusive Trade for SMEs: Marion Jansen
Runtime: 1:33
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: How to ensure that trade is truly inclusive? This is the theme of the Public Forum 2016.

We asked a few people to look at the obstacles small and medium enterprises face in trade, and at how to best support them as they integrate into the global economy. Marion Jansen, chief economist at the ITC, discusses two problems SMEs face when they trade.

Read more about the 2016 Public Forum: bit.ly/WTO_PF2016

Title: Inclusive Trade for SMEs: Hafsah Hashim
Runtime: 1:16
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: How to ensure that trade is truly inclusive? This is the theme of the Public Forum 2016.

We asked a few people to look at the obstacles SMEs face in trade, and at how to best support them as they integrate into the global economy. Hafsah Hashim of the SME Corporation Malaysia, says that "small is the new big".

Read more about the 2016 Public Forum: bit.ly/WTO_PF2016

Title: Inclusive Trade for SMEs: Carlos Grau
Runtime: 0:57
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: How to ensure that trade is truly inclusive? This is the theme of the Public Forum 2016.

We asked a few people to look at the obstacles small and medium enterprises face in trade, and at how to best support them as they integrate into the global economy. Carlos Grau, from the Global Express Association, offers ideas on how to reduce paperwork for SMEs and help these companies trade.

Read more about the 2016 Public Forum: bit.ly/WTO_PF2016

Inclusive Trade for SMEs: Esteban Conejos

Title: Inclusive Trade for SMEs: Esteban Conejos
Runtime: 2:10
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: How to ensure that trade is truly inclusive? This is the theme of the Public Forum 2016.

We asked a few people to look at the obstacles SMEs face in trade, and at how to best support them as they integrate into the global economy. Our first guest is Ambassador Esteban Conejos, of the Philippines Mission to the WTO. The Philippines and other governments organized a discussion at the WTO in June 2016 about this issue. More about the seminar: bit.ly/MSMEsJun16

Read more about the 2016 Public Forum: bit.ly/WTO_PF2016

Title: WTO's World Trade Outlook Indicator
Runtime: 0:31
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The WTO has recently launched a new indicator, the World Trade Outlook, a "barometer" on trade conditions. Learn how the indicator is calculated and what the first reading suggested about trade bit.ly/TradeOI

How to better integrate SMEs in global trade?

Title: How to better integrate SMEs in global trade?
Runtime: 10:33
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: In many countries micro, small and medium-sized enterprises are responsible for the bulk of job creation, economic dynamism and innovation. But most times they do not participate in trade and in the global economy to a level that matches their potential. Carole Kariuki, CEO of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), and Kati Suominen, Founder and CEO, Nextrade and TradeUp, talk with WTO's Keith Rockwell about what can be done to support these MSMEs in fully integrating into global trade.
This conversation was recorded on 30 May 2016 at the sidelines of the WTO's first Trade Dialogues with Business.

Congratulations to ELSA Moot Court participants!

Title: Congratulations to ELSA Moot Court participants!
Runtime: 1:00
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: Director-General Roberto Azevêdo congratulates all students making it to the final round of the ELSA's Moot Court Competition on WTO law here in Geneva. The WTO hosted the finals on Saturday 11 June.

Azevêdo is patron of the competition, organized globally every year by the European Law Students' Association.

More about the competition:
http://emc2.elsa.org/

Trade Facilitation support: TFAF and others

Title: Trade Facilitation support: TFAF and others
Runtime: 6:55
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: The Trade Facilitation Agreement, a deal harmonizing procedures for the movement, release and clearance of goods, contains detailed provisions about assistance for developing countries which may lack capacity for putting some of its requirements in place. At a seminar in March 2016 several donors showcased their existing programmes. The event was led by the Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility (TFAF), set up by the WTO to coordinate work in this area.

More on trade facilitation:
https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tradfa_e/tradfa_e.htm

More on TFAF:
http://www.tfafacility.org/

Title: WTO trade dialogue with businesses
Runtime: 4:45
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: Business leaders call for WTO to address pressing business issues

Business leaders meeting on 30 May 2016 at the WTO headquarters outlined how the organization could address the current needs of the business community. In addition to the current negotiating agenda, they urged the WTO to look at a wide range of issues such as electronic commerce, rules to better facilitate services and investment flows, support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, action to provide trade finance, and many others.

Title: The rule of law in the GATT/WTO
Runtime: 6:54
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: To mark the 20th anniversary of the World Trade Organization, the WTO’s Legal Affairs Division prepared an exhibition to show the importance of the Rule of Law in the WTO. It displayed various documents dating back to the GATT times up to the present day showing different legal aspects of the Organization. In particular, it addressed two basic features of the Rule of Law: “law making” and “enforcement”. Some of the people involved in the preparation of this exhibit explain some of its highlights.

WTO Insider: Trade forecast and 2015 outcomes

Title: WTO Insider: Trade forecast and 2015 outcomes
Runtime: 4:15
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: WTO economists released their statistics on world trade and forecast for 2016 and next year on 7 April. WTO Insider takes you to the heart of this event, explaining the key issues affecting trade flows with Chief Economist Robert Koopman and Director-General Roberto Azevêdo.

Press conference: WTO releases trade forecasts & 2015 figures

Title: Press conference: WTO releases trade forecasts & 2015 figures
Runtime: 37:48
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: Roberto Azevêdo, WTO Director-General, WTO Chief Economist Robert Koopman and Coleman Nee, one of our lead economists, present the latest statistics on International Trade at a press conference in Geneva.
The figures provide an overview of trade in goods and services in 2015 and the WTO's forecasts for world trade this year and the next.

More info:
https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres16_e/pr768_e.htm

Trade figures coming soon: WTO's Bob Koopman

Title: Trade figures coming soon: WTO's Bob Koopman
Runtime: 1:42
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: The WTO releases its global trade forecasts and 2015 trade outcomes this week. Our chief economist Robert Koopman has more details.

Title: Inside the Tenth Ministerial Conference
Runtime: 8:07
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: Challenges and achievements at the heart of MC10

From 15 to 19 December 2015, trade ministers gathered in Kenya to conclude negotiations on a set of multilateral decisions that will benefit in particular the WTO’s poorest members. Follow the key moments that led to the adoption of the “Nairobi Package”, the accessions of Liberia and Afghanistan, and the expansion of the Information Technology Agreement.

Roberto Azevêdo's message ahead of Nairobi - MC10

Title: Roberto Azevêdo's message ahead of Nairobi - MC10
Runtime: 4:35
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: The WTO's 10th Ministerial Conference will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 15 to 18 December 2015. It will be chaired by Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Amina Mohamed. Director-General Roberto Azevêdo talks about this first Ministerial Conference to be held in Africa and some issues to be taken up by WTO ministers.

Learn more:
https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/mc10_e/mc10_e.htm

Title: Afghanistan final membership talks
Runtime: 4:49
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: Afghanistan WTO accession package ready for formal adoption in Nairobi:
WTO members negotiating Afghanistan’s accession agreed by consensus on the terms of the country’s WTO membership on 11 November 2015, paving the way for the country to join the organization. Afghanistan’s Accession Package will be submitted to ministers for a formal decision at the WTO’s Tenth Ministerial Conference in Nairobi on 15-18 December. Read more: https://goo.gl/jMTTps

Title: Supporting LDCs in the trading system
Runtime: 6:55
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: Twenty years of supporting the integration of least developed countries into the multilateral trading system: as part of the WTO's 20th anniversary activities, this event provided an opportunity to review how the WTO has helped least developed countries (LDCs) integrate into the multilateral trading system. It took stock of the key developments and decisions taken in favour of LDCs, the institutional support provided and the trade capacity-building initiatives put in place.
The event also looked ahead to how the WTO and the larger international community can help LDCs overcome the remaining challenges in their integration into the multilateral trading system, including possible measures that could be considered for LDCs at the Tenth WTO Ministerial Conference in Nairobi in December this year.
It was organized by the WTO and UNCTAD.

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