World Trade Organization
Road to MC14: WTO reform
- Title
- Road to MC14: WTO reform
- Runtime
- 2:33
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Ahead of the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14), what is the state of play on WTO reform? Hear from Ambassador Peter Ølberg of Norway, Facilitator of the discussions on WTO reform, who shares perspectives on ongoing efforts and priorities for strengthening the multilateral trading system.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- Road to MC14: agriculture and food security
- Runtime
- 3:38
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Ahead of the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14), what is the state of play in agriculture negotiations, particularly on food security? Hear from Ambassador Ali Sarfraz Hussain of Pakistan, Chair of the Committee on Agriculture in Special Session.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- What are Ministerial Conferences? | Ask the WTO
- Runtime
- 4:15
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- What does the World Trade Organization do? | Ask the WTO
- Runtime
- 4:25
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- Young Trade Leader: Olexa Heshima (Rwanda)
- Runtime
- 2:32
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- From #Rwanda to the world: digital trade is unlocking markets, but only if we close the gaps.
Meet WTO's #YoungTradeLeader Olexa Heshima, as she champions solutions to help MSMEs access global markets.
- Title
- Road to Yaoundé: election of the MC14 Chair
- Runtime
- 2:49
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- At the opening of a 16-17 December General Council meeting, WTO members elected H.E. Minister Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, Minister of Trade of Cameroon, as Chair of the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14). MC14 will take place in Yaoundé, Cameroon on 26-29 March 2026.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- Advancing development through services trade
- Runtime
- 4:07
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- At the opening of the Trade in Services for Development (TS4D) Conference on 3-4 December, the WTO and World Bank highlighted progress in the initiative's efforts to help developing economies leverage services trade for growth and development.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- Trade in Services for Development initiative
- Runtime
- 2:50
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Services are the most dynamic segment of world trade and present important development opportunities. However, many developing economies still lag in terms of participation in services trade. Services trade can be complex and realizing its growth potential can be challenging.
The Trade in Services for Development Initiative, launched at the Public Forum in September 2024, is a joint capacity building and technical assistance effort of the WTO Secretariat and the World Bank aimed at helping developing economies better leverage trade in services for development.
A conference on 3-4 December will present the new capacity building tools developed or expanded this year under the initiative.
More info:
https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/serv_e/serv_2511202510_e/serv_2511202510_e.htm
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- COP30 President on trade and climate
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- As leaders gather in Belém for COP30, a reminder: trade is part of the solution to the climate challenge.
In September, Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, President of COP30, highlighted the role of trade in supporting the transition to net zero during his visit to the WTO.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- What is the sanitary and phytosanitary agreement? | Ask the WTO
- Runtime
- 4:23
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- What is the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) ? | Ask the WTO
- Runtime
- 4:12
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- High-level visit from Mozambique
- Runtime
- 3:07
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala met with the President of the Republic of Mozambique, Daniel Francisco Chapo, on 21 October at the WTO. They discussed Mozambique's current economic situation and the potential for the country to further develop and diversify its mineral-rich economy. Both leaders agreed that regional and multilateral cooperation are vital in this respect and highlighted the importance of the multilateral trading system.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- Public Forum 2025: Inclusive artificial Intelligence and trade
- Runtime
- 3:35
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- High-level visit from Nigeria
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Nigeria’s Minister of Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole, paid a visit to the WTO on 20 October and met with Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Oduwole shared her country’s priorities for the 14th Ministerial Conference, which takes place in Cameroon in March 2026.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- High-level visit from Sri Lanka
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed Wasantha Samarasinghe, Sri Lanka’s Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development, to the WTO on 20 October, after his country’s Trade Policy Review.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- Public Forum 2025: The promise of digital trade
- Runtime
- 3:38
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Title
- Global Trade Outlook: update
- Runtime
- 3:06
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Global merchandise trade outpaced expectations in the first half of 2025, driven by increased spending on AI-related products, a surge in North American imports ahead of tariff hikes, and strong trade among the rest of the world. In response, WTO economists raised the 2025 merchandise trade growth forecast to 2.4% (up from 0.9% in August). However, the 2026 projection has been lowered to 0.5% (from 1.8%). Global services exports growth is expected to slow from 6.8% in 2024 to 4.6% in 2025 and 4.4% in 2026.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- Press Conference: Global Trade Outlook (October update)
- Runtime
- 46:45
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- AI goods and frontloading lift world trade in 2025 but outlook dims for 2026: press conference announcing the WTO Global Trade Outlook and Statistics update
Global merchandise trade outpaced expectations in the first half of 2025, driven by increased spending on AI-related products, a surge in North American imports ahead of tariff hikes, and strong trade among the rest of the world. In response, WTO economists raised the 2025 merchandise trade growth forecast to 2.4% (up from 0.9% in August). However, the 2026 projection has been lowered to 0.5% (from 1.8%). Global services exports growth is expected to slow from 6.8% in 2024 to 4.6% in 2025 and 4.4% in 2026.
Read more:
https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news25_e/stat_07oct25_e.htm
- Title
- WEIDE Fund: Contribution by Bahrain
- Runtime
- 3:34
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The Women Exporters in the Digital Economy (WEIDE) Fund received a contribution of USD 200,000 from the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The WEIDE Fund aims to empower women entrepreneurs by helping them grow their businesses through international trade and digitalization.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- Business perspectives at the WTO Public Forum 2025
- Runtime
- 3:58
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Title
- Launch of the World Trade Report 2025
- Runtime
- 4:20
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- Let's Talk Fisheries Subsidies
- Runtime
- 2:37
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, now in force, represents a major step forward in favour of protecting the oceans' living resources. It is also the first time a WTO Agreement has environmental protection at its core. Sainabou Taal, Head of Fisheries Subsidies at the WTO, and Amb. Santiago Wills, who chaired the negotiations from 2019 until 2022, when the agreement was concluded, explain how it benefits the environment, development and all of us who love fish.
Our thanks to Aquatis, Aquarium and Vivarium Lausanne, for welcoming the WTO experts for this project.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
If you want to go deeper, here are a few additional explanations:
At the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference, held on 12-17 June 2022 in Geneva, members adopted this historic Agreement after working on this issue in the WTO's Negotiating Group on Rules since 2001. It prohib...
- Title
- Public Forum 2025: Enhance, create and preserve
- Runtime
- 3:13
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The 2025 edition of the WTO's Public Forum wrapped up on 18 September, after two intensive days of discussions. The theme of the Forum was “Enhance, Create, and Preserve.” While global trade is undergoing fundamental shifts, the event is an opportune moment to reflect on the contribution of trade to world growth and to explore the digital transformations shaping the interconnected global economy.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- World Trade Report 2025: trade and artificial intelligence
- Runtime
- 1:49
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The World Trade Report is an annual publication that aims to deepen understanding about trends in trade, trade policy issues and the multilateral trading system.
The 2025 World Trade Report explores the complex and fast-evolving relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and international trade and how this relationship may shape inclusive growth. It also looks at the central role the WTO can play in ensuring that AI supports broad-based growth.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies enters into force
- Runtime
- 4:03
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- At a special General Council meeting on 15 September, WTO members celebrated the entry into force of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, which commits members to curbing billions of dollars in annual spending on the most harmful subsidies that contribute to the depletion of marine fish stocks.
The Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies is the WTO's first multilateral agreement with environmental sustainability at its core. It prohibits government support to illegal fishing activities and overexploitation of stocks, contributing to the protection of marine life.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- The Journey of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
- Runtime
- 4:27
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- On 15 September, WTO members celebrated the entry into force of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, marking a significant milestone for the organization.
This landmark agreement — the first multilateral WTO agreement with environmental sustainability at its core — prohibits government support for illegal fishing and the overexploitation of fish stocks, thereby contributing to the long-term protection of marine life.
This video presents all WTO members that had deposited their instruments of acceptance by 15 September.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- What is digital trade? | Ask the WTO
- Runtime
- 3:55
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- E-commerce and digital technologies are transforming global trade — from streaming songs across borders to delivering services online. The WTO provides a forum for governments to give digital trade the specialized attention it deserves.
Learn how WTO agreements — including the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) — support innovation and connectivity in the digital economy.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- From local markets to the global digital economy
- Runtime
- 2:40
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- WafR is a Moroccan fintech start-up transforming how small, informal merchants access and sell digital services. By turning corner shops into points of sale for phone credit and other prepaid services, WafR is helping bring more people into the digital economy.
Backed early on by the Startgate incubator at the University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, WafR gained the tools and support needed to accelerate its growth.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- What is the multilateral trading system? | Ask the WTO
- Runtime
- 3:52
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The multilateral trading system is the framework behind global trade, based on common rules that make international exchanges more open, predictable, and inclusive.
With 166 members representing over 98% of world trade, the WTO stands at the center of this framework, where countries agree to play by the same rule book.
Santiago Wills, Director of the Council and Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) at the World Trade Organization, explains how it all impacts everyday life.
'Ask the WTO' is a new series where experts explain key trade concepts and answer your questions.
Have a trade question you’d like explained? Drop it in the comments and our experts will answer it in future episodes.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- Fisheries Subsidies: Nepal's acceptance
- Runtime
- 2:15
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Title
- Fisheries Subsidies Agreement: Sri Lanka's acceptance
- Runtime
- 1:59
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- On 6 August, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received Sri Lanka’s instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies from Sri Lanka’s WTO Ambassador R.G.S. Wijesekara. Just four more acceptances are needed for the Agreement to enter into force.
- Title
- Fisheries Subsidies: Argentina’s acceptance
- Runtime
- 2:43
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Argentina deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 22 July. Ambassador Gustavo Lunazzi presented Argentina's instrument of acceptance to Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Just five more acceptances are needed for the Agreement to enter into force.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- Fisheries Subsidies: Zambia’s acceptance
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- On 14 July, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received Zambia's instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies from Zambia's WTO Ambassador Eunice M. Tembo Luambia. Just six more acceptances are needed for the Agreement to enter into force.
- Title
- Fisheries Subsidies: Democratic Republic of the Congo’s acceptance
- Runtime
- 2:38
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- On 11 July, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received the Democratic Republic of the Congo's instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies from the Minister for International Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya. Just seven more acceptances are needed for the Agreement to enter into force.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- High-level visit from Liberia
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala met with Liberia's Minister of Commerce & Industry, Magdalene E. Dagoseh, at the WTO on 9 July.
She welcomed Liberia’s commitment to trade-led development and expressed strong support for the country’s efforts to boost its economy through investment, value addition, and regional integration.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- Fisheries Subsidies: Ghana’s acceptance
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- On 2 July, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received Ghana's instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies from Ghana's Ambassador Emmanuel Kwame Asiedu Antwi. Just eight more acceptances are needed for the Agreement to enter into force.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- High-level visit from Iceland
- Runtime
- 2:04
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala met with the President of Iceland, Halla Tómasdóttir, on 1 July at the WTO. They discussed the current uncertainty faced by global trade and the world economy and emphasized the importance of collective efforts to tackle global challenges. Both leaders reiterated the importance of the multilateral trading system and the need for reform and repositioning of the WTO.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- Small Business Champions Awards 2025
- Runtime
- 3:03
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- On 27 June, the Informal Working Group on Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) marked MSME Day, announcing two new Small Business Champions: SilaiWali (India) and NetZero Pallets (Viet Nam).
- Title
- WTO Trade and Environment Week 2025
- Runtime
- 0:56
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Ambassador Erwin Bollinger, chair of the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment, invites participants from around the world to the 6th edition of Trade and Environment Week, taking place from 30 June-4 July at WTO headquarters and online. The event will feature various sessions organized by WTO members, focusing on a wide range of issues at the intersection of trade and the environment.
- Title
- Fisheries Subsidies: Panama’s acceptance
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- On 12 June, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received Panama’s instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies from Julio Moltó, Minister of Commerce and Industry. Just nine more acceptances are needed for the Agreement to enter into force.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- High-level visit from the Dominican Republic
- Runtime
- 2:17
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala met with the President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona, on 11 June at the WTO. They discussed the Dominican Republic’s robust macroeconomic performance, acknowledging that it is the fastest growing economy in Latin America. Its success is driven by ongoing diversification and modernization, in particular through digital transformation and services trade, they emphasized. DG Okonjo-Iweala complimented the Dominican Republic on its active role at the WTO and underlined the importance of the country ratifying the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies so that it can enter into force as soon as possible.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- WEIDE Fund: Partner in Mongolia
- Runtime
- 3:14
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI) signed a memorandum of understanding with the WTO and ITC on 4 June as a partner of the Women Exporters in the Digital Economy (WEIDE) Fund.
MNCCI will support
the WEIDE Fund's operation in Mongolia, one of four countries which are part of the WEIDE’s Fund first activities.
More info: https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/womenandtrade_e/weide_e.htm
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- Global action for healthier oceans
- Runtime
- 2:10
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies marks a major step toward ocean sustainability by prohibiting harmful fisheries subsidies, which are a key factor in the widespread depletion of the world’s fish stocks. With over 100 WTO members having deposited their instruments of acceptance, the Agreement is close to entering into force. Here’s why this matters — and how the Agreement will make a difference.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- Fisheries Subsidies: Nicaragua’s acceptance
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- On 2 June, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received Nicaragua's instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies from Nicaragua's WTO Ambassador Rosalía Bohorquez Palacios. Just ten more acceptances are needed for the Agreement to enter into force.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- High-level visit from Zambia
- Runtime
- 3:10
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala met with Vice-President Mutale Nalumango, of Zambia, on 2 June at the WTO. They talked about Zambia’s strategy for critical minerals, agriculture negotiations and the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- Fisheries Subsidies: Malawi’s acceptance
- Runtime
- 2:39
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- On 28 May, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received Malawi's instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies from Malawi's WTO Ambassador Caroline Bwanali-Mussa. Malawi brings to 100th the number of WTO members that have deposited their instrument with the WTO.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- Marking 30 years of the WTO
- Runtime
- 3:41
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- This year, the World Trade Organization (WTO) celebrates its 30th anniversary, marking three decades of shaping global trade policy and fostering economic cooperation. WTO members came together on 10 April for a day of reflection, to look at the WTO’s achievements, discuss current challenges, and explore the future of global trade. This video shows some highlights of the event.
==
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- High-level visit from Croatia
- Runtime
- 3:18
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala met with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia, Andrej Plenkovic, on 20 May at the WTO. They discussed current trade challenges and shared concerns about the effects on the global economy. They emphasized the crucial role of the multilateral trading system, the need for reform of the WTO, and the importance of dialogue and negotiated outcomes at times of tension.
- Title
- Fisheries Subsidies: Lesotho’s acceptance
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- On 20 May, Lesotho's WTO Ambassador Tsiu Khathibe presented his country’s instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies to WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Lesotho is the 99th WTO member to deposit its acceptance of the Agreement with the WTO.
More info:
https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news25_e/fish_20may25_e.htm
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
- Title
- Fisheries Subsidies: Georgia’s acceptance
- Runtime
- 1:57
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Georgia deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 19 May. Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Genadi Arveladze presented Georgia's instrument of acceptance to Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
Download this video from the WTO website:
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm
