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First Reference Centre Symposium in Geneva

Title: First Reference Centre Symposium in Geneva
Runtime: 7:36
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 18.04.11

Reference Centre managers meet in Geneva to share experiences

The first Reference Centre Symposium was held at the WTO Headquarters from 18 to 21 April 2011. The Reference Centre coordinators from the least developed countries and the countries without any representation in Geneva were able to meet for the first time. The Symposium aimed at providing the Reference Centre Managers with the knowledge and tools necessary to run a Reference Centre. Training sessions included skills in managing, searching and using WTO information resources, including publications, official documents, databases, and distance learning programmes.

More information about WTO's Reference Centres: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/train_e/ref_centres_e.htm

More information about technical assistance and training courses:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/train_e/course_details_e.htm

Débat: L'OMC et la reprise économique mondiale

Title: Débat: L'OMC et la reprise économique mondiale
Runtime: 11:15
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 17.09.2010

Comment le commerce peut-il contribuer à la reprise économique mondiale?

La crise financière et économique de 2008 a provoqué le plus fort déclin du commerce mondial depuis la Seconde Guerre Mondiale. La récession a également eu un impact majeur sur la montée du chômage et des niveaux de pauvreté. Comment le commerce et l'OMC peuvent-ils aider à soutenir la reprise économique? Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, professeur de droit international à l'Université de Genève, et François Riegert, délégué permanent de la France auprès de l'OMC, débattent de cette question avec Anoush Der Boghossian, attachée de presse francophone à l'OMC.

Dernières nouvelles de l'OMC:
http://www.wto.org/french/news_f/news_f.htm

Autres vidéo en français sur cette chaîne:
http://www.youtube.com/user/WTO#grid/user/66EBAD1FD0EC64CC

Title: Debate: The WTO and non-state actors
Runtime: 8:06
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 17.09.2010

What is the role of non-state actors in trade?

Today, trade policy making does not only concern governments and trade organizations. As the number of trade-related issues increases, non-state actors from the private sector, civil society organizations or academies also bring their contribution. What is the role of non-state actors in international trade? Ann Capling, Professor of Political Science at the University of Melbourne, and Dr. Alexander C. Chandra, Southeast Asia Coordinator at Trade Knowledge Network, discuss this issue with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesperson.

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Title: Debate: Comercio y el empleo
Runtime: 7:13
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 16.09.2010

¿Cómo puede fomentar el comercio una recuperación que favorezca el empleo?

La crisis financiera y económica que comenzó en 2008 ha traído consigo el mayor retroceso del comercio mundial desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial. La recesión también ha tenido una gran repercusión en el aumento de los niveles de desempleo y pobreza. ¿De qué manera puede contribuir el comercio a una recuperación que favorezca el empleo? Eduardo Perez Motta, Presidente de la Comisión Federal de Competencia de México, y Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla, Director Ejecutivo para la Argentina y Haití del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, examinan esta cuestión con María Pérez-Esteve, Consejera en la División de Información y Relaciones Exteriores de la OMC.

Title: Debate: GATS and financial regulation
Runtime: 14:42
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 20.09.2011

What is the relationship between the GATS and financial regulation?

The financial crisis which started in 2007 brought strong pressure on governments to improve their financial regulatory regimes. What is the relationship between the GATS and governments' ability to regulate their banks and other financial institutions? Lori Wallach, director of Washington-based Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch Division, and Hamid Mamdouh, Director of the WTO's Services Division, discuss the topic with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesperson.

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Highlights from the WTO Public Forum 2011

Title: Highlights from the WTO Public Forum 2011
Runtime: 8:55
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 21.09.2011

Presenting answers to global trade challenges

The 2011 WTO Public Forum was an opportunity for public participants, civil society representatives and the business community to express their views on the solutions that can be brought to the trading system main challenges. According to Costa Rica President Laura Chinchilla, "no one is exempt from responsibility. We are all responsible for seeking answers to clear a cloudy horizon".

More information about the Public Forum on the WTO website:
http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/public_forum11_e/public_forum11_e.htm

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Title: Made in the World
Runtime: 4:24
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 19.09.2011

Why is it crucial to measure trade flows in value-added terms in the 21st century?

Today, companies divide their operations across the world, from the design of the product and manufacturing of components to assembly and marketing, creating international production chains. More and more products are "Made in the World" rather than "Made in the UK" or "Made in France". The statistical bias created by attributing the full commercial value to the last country of origin can pervert the political debate on the origin of the imbalances and lead to misguided, and hence counter-productive, decisions. The challenge is to find the right statistical bridges between the different statistical frameworks and national accounting systems to ensure that international interactions resulting from globalization are properly reflected and to facilitate cross border dialogue between national decision makers.

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WTO Public Forum 2011 — Seeking answers to global trade challenges

Title: WTO Public Forum 2011 — Seeking answers to global trade challenges
Runtime: 2:12
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 19.09.2011

The WTO Public Forum represents an important opportunity for the public to discuss the latest issues affecting world trade. This year the Public Forum has as its theme "Seeking Answers to Global Trade Challenges". It will focus on identifying the principal challenges for the multilateral trading system and finding solutions to ensure that the WTO responds to our fast changing world.

More information on the WTO website:
http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/public_forum11_e/public_forum11_e.htm

More WTO Public Forum videos on this channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/WTO#grid/user/4ADFBCC6A5144121

Title: World Trade Report Launch
Runtime: 6:55
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 20.07.11

Changing face of trade pacts requires coherence with WTO, report says

Burgeoning bilateral and regional trade agreements meet the need to regulate global production and can benefit non-members, but the WTO's multilateral system also has a role in reducing the resulting complexity, according to the latest edition of the organization's flagship publication released on 20 July 2011 in Geneva.

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Title: Video Contest - WTO Public Forum 2011
Runtime: 0:39
Date posted: 15 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 1.08.11

The WTO seeks your answers to global trade challenges

In the run-up to this year's Public Forum on 19-21 September 2011, the WTO invites you to participate in a video contest to tell us your answers to global trade challenges, the main theme of this year's Forum.

The video entry must be related to the WTO Public Forum's overall theme "Seeking Answers to Global trade Challenges", and/or to any of the main topics that will be addressed at this year's forum:

Food security
Trade in natural resources
Made in the world and value-added-trade
What next for the trading system
Upload your video to www.youtube.com or any other online video sharing site using your personal account, with a tag: WTOvideo2011

Please send the link of the video to the following email address: publicforum2011@wto.org

The winner of the video contest will be invited to the...

Aid for Trade Third Global Review - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon keynote speech

Title: Aid for Trade Third Global Review - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon keynote speech
Runtime: 13:44
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 19.07.11

In his keynote speech, Ban Ki-Moon said: "Aid for Trade reflects the international community's commitment to help developing countries participate actively in the world economy and to ensure that these countries can also gain from world growth." He continued: "Today, Aid for Trade accounts for as much as one-third of the official development assistance." At a time of economic uncertainty, he urged the donor community "not to fall short of the present level of Aid for Trade".

More on the Third Global Review of Aid for Trade:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/a4t_e/global_review11_e.htm

More on Aid for Trade:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/a4t_e/aid4trade_e.htm

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Aid for Trade Third Global Review - Statement by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Title: Aid for Trade Third Global Review - Statement by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General
Runtime: 15:09
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 18.07.11

The Third Global Review of Aid for Trade is an opportunity to survey what has been achieved since the launch of the Aid-for-Trade Initiative at the Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong in 2005. Previous Global Reviews have highlighted growing engagement by partner countries and their development partners. Developing countries, including Least-Developed Countries (LDCs), are making progress in mainstreaming trade into their national development strategies and donors are mobilizing additional resources, notably in support of regional economic integration. The Initiative has achieved a lot in a short space of time. But what can we show for these actions? This is the question which lies at the heart of this Third Global Review of Aid for Trade.

More on the Third Global Review of Aid for Trade:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/a4t_e/global_review11_e.htm

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Aid for Trade Third Global Review - Opening speech by WTO Chief Pascal Lamy

Title: Aid for Trade Third Global Review - Opening speech by WTO Chief Pascal Lamy
Runtime: 14:26
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 18.07.11

Lamy reports 60% increase in resources and positive impact on the ground

Director-General Pascal Lamy, in opening the Third Global Review of Aid for Trade on 18 July 2011, reported a 60% increase in Aid for Trade resources since 2005. He cited results of the initiative range from increased export volumes, to more employment, to faster customs clearance times and impacts on poverty.

More on the Third Global Review of Aid for Trade:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/a4t_e/global_review11_e.htm

More on Aid for Trade:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/a4t_e/aid4trade_e.htm

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Title: Global Value Chains in East Asia
Runtime: 6:03
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 6.06.11

Lamy suggests "trade in value-added" as a better measurement of world trade

Director-General Pascal Lamy, in launching the WTO and IDE-JETRO joint publication "Trade Patterns and Global Value Chains in East Asia" on 6 June 2011 at the WTO, said that "by focusing on gross values of exports and imports, traditional trade statistics give us a distorted picture of trade imbalances between countries". "The picture would be different if we took account of how much domestic value-added is embedded in these flows," he said. He explained that global manufacturing has brought a new dimension to the relationship between trade, investments, industrial production and development. "Far from being a zero sum game, trade in tasks proved to be a win-win game for the Asian region," he said. He invited the public to pursue the dialogue virtually, through the WTO "Made in the World" website.

Link to the news item: http://www.wto.org/engli...

Trade Negotiations Committee - Highlights

Title: Trade Negotiations Committee - Highlights
Runtime: 4:18
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 31.05.11

Members support Lamy's proposed three-speed search for Doha outcome in December

A package for least-developed countries is the most urgent and feasible priority for a first-step Doha Round outcome at the December 2011 Ministerial Conference, with another group of issues — a "plus" currently being discussed — having the next level of priority, WTO members acknowledged on 31 May 2011.

Have a look at the news item on WTO's website: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/tnc_infstat_31may11_e.htm

More on the Trade Negotiation Committee: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dda_e/tnc_e.htm

Title: Trade Negotiations Committee - Highlights
Runtime: 4:25
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 29.04.2011

Members confront Doha Round deadlock with pledge to seek meaningful way out

WTO ambassadors endorsed on 29 April 2011 Director-General Pascal Lamy's plan to consult delegations in Geneva and ministers around the world in the search for a different way of achieving a breakthrough in the Doha Development Agenda negotiations. They were clear about what they do not want and said they are open to ideas

Link to the news item:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/tnc_dg_infstat_29apr11_e.htm

More on the Doha Development Agenda: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dda_e/dda_e.htm

World trade figures for 2010, prospects for 2011 — Interview with WTO Chief Economist Patrick Low

Title: World trade figures for 2010, prospects for 2011 — Interview with WTO Chief Economist Patrick Low
Runtime: 5:22
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 07.04.2011

After a record growth rate of 14.5% in 2010, world trade is expected to grow in 2011 by 6.5%, according to WTO Economists. "The figures show how trade has helped the world escape recession in 2010," WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy said. "However, the hangover from the financial crisis is still with us. High unemployment in developed economies and sharp belt-tightening in Europe will fuel protectionist pressures. WTO Members must continue to be vigilant and resist these pressures and to work toward opening markets rather than closing them", he added.

Link to the press release:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres11_e/pr628_e.htm

More on International Trade Statistics:
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From Bubble to Crisis and Recovery: 2011 World Trade in Perspective

Title: From Bubble to Crisis and Recovery: 2011 World Trade in Perspective
Runtime: 10:54
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 21.04.2011

For the last four years, world trade has been on a roller coaster. In 2011, trade is returning to a more normal and stable pattern of expansion. WTO Chief Statistician Hubert Escaith explains the ins and outs of world trade developments from 2007 to 2011, examining the evolution of export values, commodities prices and growth rates.

Link to the press release:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres11_e/pr628_e.htm

More on International Trade Statistics:
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/statis_e.htm

WTO trades figures 2011 — Press conference

Title: WTO trades figures 2011 — Press conference
Runtime: 3:48
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 07.04.2011

After a fall of 12% in trade volumes in 2009, world trade has grown by 14.5% in 2010, according to WTO economists. "World trade bounced back strongly in 2010, reaffirming the role of trade in economic recovery and development. Despite protectionist pressures, markets remained by and large open during the economic crisis, permitting countries to use trade as an important tool to facilitating economic stability" said WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy during the press conference.

More on International Trade Statistics:
http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/statis_e.htm

Title: Parliamentary Conference on the WTO
Runtime: 8:09
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 21-22.03.11

For the first time, the World Trade Organization hosted the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO.

This international gathering organised by the Inter-parliamentary Union (IPU), one of the oldest international organisations based in Geneva, jointly with the European parliament, is an opportunity for legislators worldwide to overview and scrutinise international trade rules and the current Doha Round negotiations.

About 400 members of Parliament attended the conference with a view to engaging in an intense dialogue. They had the opportunity to speak to key WTO players, including many Ambassadors heavily involved in the conduct of the Doha negotiations. They interacted actively with the WTO General Council Chair, Ambasador Yonov Frederick Agah as well as the WTO Director General, Pascal Lamy.

This conference provided an opportunity for parliamentarians to deliver a strong and critical message of sup...

Title: Debate: Parliaments and the WTO
Runtime: 10:38
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 22.03.2011

What is the role of parliaments in the multilateral trading system?

WTO rules are negotiated at global level, but their legitimacy flows from the fact that these rules are inscribed into law by national parliaments. It is the Parliaments of WTO members which must approve the agreements struck by negotiators in Geneva. Parliamentarians also play the important role of enhancing the transparency of the multilateral trading system and help citizens better understand WTO rules so that they may benefit from them more fully. Donald Oliver, President of the Canadian Inter-Parliamentary Union and Member of the Canadian Senate, and Usama Al-Kurdi, Member of Saudi Arabia's Shura Council, discussed this issue with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesperson.

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Pascal Lamy sur la Journée internationale de la femme

Title: Pascal Lamy sur la Journée internationale de la femme
Runtime: 4:27
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 8.03.2011

À l'occasion de la Journée internationale de la Femme le 8 mars 2011, le Directeur général Pascal Lamy a souligné que "dans de nombreux pays, c'est dans les entreprises appartenant à des femmes que la main d'œuvre est en plus forte expansion". Il a ajouté: "À mesure que ces entreprises se développeront, elles chercheront des débouchés sur les marchés internationaux, et il faut que le système commercial mondial garantisse aux femmes chefs d'entreprises la possibilité de bénéficier pleinement de ces opportunités."

Plus d'informations sur la Journée internationale de la femme sur le site web de l'OMC:
http://www.wto.org/french/forums_f/women_day_f/women_day_f.htm

Jetez un oeil à notre débat vidéo sur les liens entre commerce et genre:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1thdRLWQbE&tracker=False

Voir aussi le site web de la Journée internationale de la femme:
...

Title: Women and global trade
Runtime: 9:51
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 15.09.2010

Promoting economic opportunities for women

The eighth session of the 2010 Public Forum focused on the links between trade and gender. Representatives from government, business and civil society as well as WTO Deputy Director-General Valentine Sendanyoye Rugwabiza discussed how the multilateral trading system can help women benefit from economic opportunities.

Speakers:
Dame Billie Miller, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados.

Ms Navanethem Pillay, High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

Ms Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heit, CEO ArcelorMittal, South Africa.

Ms Valentine Rugwabiza Sendanyoye, WTO Deputy Director-General.

More on International Women's Day on WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/women_day_e/women_d...

Title: WTO Chief on International Women's Day
Runtime: 4:34
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 8.03.2011

On the occasion of International Women's Day on 8 March 2011, Director-General Pascal Lamy underlined that "in many countries, woman-owned businesses represent the fastest growing segment of the workforce. ... As the businesses these women create mature, they will look for opportunities beyond their borders and the world trading system needs to ensure that women entrepreneurs have every chance to seize these opportunities."

More on International Women's Day on WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/women_day_e/women_day_e.htm

Take a look at our video debate on trade and gender:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1thdRLWQbE&tracker=False

See also: International Women's Day website:
http://www.internationalwomensday.com/

Interview with Peter Sutherland about the Doha Round

Title: Interview with Peter Sutherland about the Doha Round
Runtime: 20:41
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 7.02.2011

Why is it important to conclude the Doha Round negotiations?

Despite the difficulty to reach a final agreement on the Doha Round of trade talks, launched in 2001, many economists argue that a global deal would benefit the multilateral trading system as a whole and would significantly boost economic growth. Why is this negotiation difficult to conclude, and what has to be done to bring about agreement? Peter Sutherland, former GATT / WTO Director-General and co-author of "The Doha Round — Setting a deadline, defining a final deal", shares his views on this issue with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesman.

More information about the Doha Development Agenda is available on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dda_e/dda_e.htm

More on the Doha Round on this channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/WTO#grid/user/46DA2171057742BA

Forum mondial sur les statistiques du commerce : Bien mesurer les échanges

Title: Forum mondial sur les statistiques du commerce : Bien mesurer les échanges
Runtime: 6:48
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 3.02.2011

Entretien avec Hubert Escaith, statisticien en chef.

Du 2 au 4 février 2011 à Genève, à l'Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC), des statisticiens d'économies développées et en développement ont discuté des méthodes qui permettent de mesurer avec exactitude les échanges commerciaux.

Les statisticiens du commerce du monde entier travaillent sans relâche à obtenir des chiffres exacts mais mesurons-nous les bons chiffres? Tel est le thème principal de ce Forum mondial "Mesurer le commerce mondial — Disposons-nous des bons chiffres"" organisé conjointement par la Division de statistique des Nations Unies (DSNU) et l'Office statistique des Communautés européennes (Eurostat), en collaboration avec l'Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) et la conférence des Nations Unies sur le commerce et le développement (CNUCED).

La question du commerce figure au premier rang des préoccupa...

Foro mundial sobre estadísticas de comercio: ¿Cómo calcular las cifras precisas?

Title: Foro mundial sobre estadísticas de comercio: ¿Cómo calcular las cifras precisas?
Runtime: 9:22
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 3.02.2011

Entrevista con Hubert Escaith, Estadístico Jefe.

Del 2 al 4 de febrero de 2011, estadísticos procedentes de economías desarrolladas y en desarrollo examinarán en Ginebra, en la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC), métodos para medir con exactitud el comercio.

Los estadísticos del comercio en tSodo el mundo trabajan incansablemente para calcular las cifras correctas, pero ¿estamos utilizando los datos aSdecuados? Este es el tema general de este Foro mundial: —Midiendo el comercio global — ¿Tenemos los números correctos?", organizado conjuntamente por la División de Estadística de las Naciones Unidas (UNSD) y la Oficina Estadística de las Comunidades Europeas (EUROSTAT) con la colaboración de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) y la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Comercio y Desarrollo (UNCTAD).

El comercio ocupa un lugar prominente en el programa político, c...

Global Forum on Trade Statistics: Getting the figures right

Title: Global Forum on Trade Statistics: Getting the figures right
Runtime: 6:27
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 3.02.2011

Interview with Hubert Escaith, WTO Chief Statistician.

On 2-4 February 2011, statisticians from developed and developing economies discussed methods on how to measure trade accurately, in Geneva at the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Trade statisticians around the world are working tirelessly in getting the numbers right, but are we measuring the right numbers? This is the overarching theme of this Global Forum "Measuring Global Trade — Do we have the right numbers?" organized jointly by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and the Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat), and in collaboration with the World Trade Organization (WTO) and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

The issue of trade is high on the political agenda, as was evident in the recent G20 meeting in Seoul where the world leaders wanted to closely monitor and reduce global trade...

Title: Interview with Lord Brittan
Runtime: 15:48
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 17.09.2010

What has been achieved since the Uruguay Round and what challenges currently face the WTO's 153 members?

From the establishment of the GATT in 1947 to the launch of the Doha Round in 2001, the world trading system has evolved considerably. Last year, the World Trade Organization celebrated its 15th anniversary. What has been achieved since the Uruguay Round and what challenges currently face the WTO's 153 members? Lord Brittan, Trade Adviser to British Prime Minister David Cameron discussed this topic with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesperson.

More videos on WTO's website: http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm

Debate: The WTO and the economic recovery

Title: Debate: The WTO and the economic recovery
Runtime: 9:42
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 16.09.2010

What is the role of the WTO in contributing to the global economic recovery?

The financial and economic crisis that started in 2008 resulted in the sharpest decline of world trade since World War II. The recession also had a major impact on the rise of unemployment and poverty levels. How can trade and the WTO help supporting the economic recovery? Bill Reinsch, President of the US National Foreign Trade Council, and James Howard, Director of the Economic and Social Policy Department at the International Trade Union Confederation, shared their views on this topic with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesperson.

More on the financial crisis: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/sppl_e/sppl101_e.htm

More video debates on this channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/WTO#grid/user/F80C09FFF3DCFFD6

Crisis is opportunity to restore coherence in global economic governance — Lamy

Title: Crisis is opportunity to restore coherence in global economic governance — Lamy
Runtime: 11:01
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org 8.12.10

Pascal Lamy and IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn shared their views on the lessons from the financial crisis and the need for new economic growth and governance models at UNITAR's Geneva Lecture Series.

The full news item is available on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/library/flashvideo/video_e.htm?id=84

Armenia to accede to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement

Title: Armenia to accede to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Runtime: 1:52
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 7.12.10

The WTO Committee on Government Procurement, on 7 December 2010, adopted a decision that invites Armenia to accede to the Agreement on Government Procurement on the basis of a final coverage offer that was circulated to the Committee on 8 November together with Armenia's draft Procurement Law. Director-General Pascal Lamy welcomed the decision as "good for Armenia, good for the Agreement on Government Procurement and good for the WTO system".

The full news item is available on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news10_e/gpro_07dec10_e.htm

More on government procurement: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/gproc_e/gproc_e.htm

Title: Recent analyses of the Doha Round
Runtime: 8:28
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 2.11.10

Trade experts give their views on the current state of the negotiations in the Doha Development Agenda.

The workshop on "recent analyses of the Doha Round" was organized jointly by the WTO, the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development and the World Bank. Trade experts discuss what is at stake and what could be improved in the Doha package, and in particular in Agriculture and Non-agricultural market access, services and trade facilitation.
Speakers:
Jeffrey Schott, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Yvan Decreux, Senior Market Analyst, International Trade Centre
Manzoor Ahmad, Former Ambassador of Pakistan to the WTO
Aaditya Mattoo, Research Manager, World Bank
Evdokia Moisé, Senior Trade Policy Analyst, OECD

More on the Doha Development agenda on the WTO's website:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dda_e/dda_e.htm

Title: Debate: trade and gender
Runtime: 13:19
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 17.09.10

How can trade promote economic opportunities for women?

Gender equality is part of the eight Millennium Development Goals set by the United Nations at the turn of the century. From a sociological and economic perspective, experts agree that society has much to gain from the empowerment of women. How can trade and the WTO participate in empowering women economically? Ottilia Chikosha, Executive Director of the Regional Export Promotion Trust, and Deborah Berlinck, Geneva correspondent for O Globo, discuss this issue with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesperson.

More trade debates on this channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/WTO#grid/user/F80C09FFF3DCFFD6

Watch this video on the WTO website: http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm#video

Title: Debate: Emerging economies and the WTO
Runtime: 12:42
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 16.09.10

What future for the emerging economies in the WTO?

Since the end of the 20th century emerging countries like China, India and Brazil have seen their influence increased on the global stage. This geopolitical shift, particularly meaningful in the area of world trade, has been accelerated by the financial and economic crisis. How significant is the rise of emerging economies to the global trading system and the WTO? H.E. Ambassador Roberto Azevedo, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the WTO, and Yong Wang, Professor at the School of International Studies at Beijing's Peking University, discuss this issue with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesperson.

More trade debates on this channel: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F80C09FFF3DCFFD6

Title: Debate: trade and the MDGs
Runtime: 11:28
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: At the turn of the Millennium, the United Nations established an ambitious series of objectives — the Millennium Development Goals — designed to reduce poverty and improve standards of living by 2015. How can trade and the WTO contribute in achieving the MDGs? Festus Mogae, former President of Botswana, and Jeremy Hobbs, Executive Director of Oxfam International, discuss this issue with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesperson.

Title: WTO at Fifteen
Runtime: 7:40
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: A portrait of the World Trade Organization after its first fifteen years. Learn the key principles governing the WTO's work, and discover what makes the Organization tick.

Title: L'OMC à 15 ans
Runtime: 7:35
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Un portrait de l'Organisation mondiale du commerce après 15 années d'existence. Découvrez les principes et les motivations clés de son action.

Title: Los 15 años de la OMC
Runtime: 8:01
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: Un retrato de la Organización Mundial del Comercio después de sus primeros 15 años de vida. Vea cuáles son los principios fundamentales que gobiernan la labor de la OMC, y descubra lo que da ímpetu a la Organización.

Doing it differently: Reshaping the global economy

Title: Doing it differently: Reshaping the global economy
Runtime: 3:32
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 16.09.10

While the fields of health and education have long acknowledged that addressing gender issues is an efficient way to address poverty, the potential impacts of addressing gender-specific constraints in the area of trade are less well understood. The WTO Public Forum 2010 invites participants to discuss the role of women and girls in enhancing economic productivity and sustained economic growth, and to identify steps that will contribute towards strengthening investment in women and girls, with an emphasis on supporting their integration into markets.

More information: http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/public_forum10_e/public_forum10_e.htm

WTO Public Forum 2010 — "The Forces Shaping World Trade"

Title: WTO Public Forum 2010 — "The Forces Shaping World Trade"
Runtime: 1:48
Date posted: 16 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 15.09.10

The WTO Public Forum provides an opportunity for governments, non-governmental organizations, academics, businesses and students to come together to discuss issues regarding the multilateral trading system. The theme of this year's Forum is "The Forces Shaping World Trade".

More information: http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/public_forum10_e/public_forum10_e.htm

Have your say about the key forces shaping world trade

Title: Have your say about the key forces shaping world trade
Runtime: 0:19
Date posted: 17 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 26.07.10

WTO PUBLIC FORUM

The WTO seeks your views about the key forces shaping world trade.

In the run-up to this year's Public Forum on 15-17 September 2010, the WTO invites you to participate in a video contest to tell us your views about the key forces shaping world trade, the main theme of this year's Forum.

You can upload your video message to your YouTube account and post it by responding to the video animation (first sign in, and post a comment with the video response attached).

The winner of the video contest will be invited to the WTO to participate in the Public Forum, all expenses paid. Go on, have your say, submit now!

Video Contest Rules:
Only entries submitted via the YouTube platform will be eligible for consideration. To sign up for an account on YouTube, please visit http://www.youtube.com/create_account.
Video entries should be three to five ...

Open day 2010 - Poetry competition: "The WTO: A Vision in Verse"

Title: Open day 2010 - Poetry competition: "The WTO: A Vision in Verse"
Runtime: 1:37
Date posted: 17 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 22.07.10

Test your poetic skills in a competition organized in the context of the WTO Open Day on 19 September 2010. Put pen to paper and craft a poem on the WTO or international trade. Those of you who feel more at home with music can try your hand at a rap or slam poem. The competition is open to one and all.

Send us your entry by 1 September 2010 to openday@wto.org and win one of the many prizes that will be awarded on 19 September 2010. Don't forget to include your name, age and address (postal and e-mail).

One last point, your text must not be longer than 110 words and you may only use three languages: English/French/Spanish, or you will be disqualified!

So, are you ready to take up the challenge?

More on the WTO open day: http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/open_day_e/open_day10_e/open_day10_e.htm

Día de puertas abiertas 2010 - Concurso "OMC, todo un poema ..."

Title: Día de puertas abiertas 2010 - Concurso "OMC, todo un poema ..."
Runtime: 1:37
Date posted: 17 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 22.07.10

Participe en nuestro concurso de poesía en el marco del día de puertas abiertas de la OMC que se celebrará el 19 de septiembre de 2010. Diviértase escribiendo un poema sobre la OMC y el comercio internacional. Si prefiere la canción, pruebe con un rap o un slam. El concurso "OMC, todo un poema ?" está abierto a todos y a todas.

Envíenos su creación antes del 1° de septiembre de 2010 a la dirección openday@wto.org y gane los numerosos premios que se otorgarán el 19 de septiembre de 2010. Antes de enviar su candidatura, no olvide indicar su nombre, edad y dirección (postal y de correo electrónico).

Y atención a una última precisión: su texto no deberá exceder de 110 palabras y sólo podrá utilizar tres idiomas: francés/inglés/español,, si no, ¡quedará descalificado! ¿listo para afrontar el reto?

Más información sobre la Jornada de puertas abiertas de la OMC: http://www.wto....

Portes ouvertes 2010 - Concours "OMC, tout un poème..."

Title: Portes ouvertes 2010 - Concours "OMC, tout un poème..."
Runtime: 1:37
Date posted: 17 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 22.07.10

Participez à notre concours de poésie dans le cadre de la journée portes ouvertes de l'OMC le 19 septembre 2010. Amusez-vous à écrire un poème sur l'OMC et le commerce international. Si vous êtes plus à l'aise en chanson, essayez-vous à un rap ou un slam. Le concours « OMC, tout un poème ?» est ouvert à tous et à toutes.

Envoyez-nous votre création avant le 1er septembre 2010 à openday@wto.org et gagnez de nombreux prix qui seront attribués le 19 septembre 2010. Avant d'envoyer votre candidature, n'oubliez pas de préciser votre nom, votre âge et votre adresse (courrier et email).

Attention, une dernière précision ...votre texte ne doit pas dépasser 110 mots et vous êtes seulement autorisés à utiliser 3 langues: français/anglais/espagnol, sinon disqualifiés! Alors, prêt à relever le défi?

Pour en savoir plus sur la journée portes ouvertes de l'OMC: http://www.wto.or...

World Trade Report 2010 - Interview with WTO Chief Economist

Title: World Trade Report 2010 - Interview with WTO Chief Economist
Runtime: 6:46
Date posted: 17 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 23.07.10

Interview with Patrick Low, WTO Chief Economist about the World Trade Report

WTO report calls for more cooperation among governments in natural resource trade

Trading in natural resources creates a great many challenges both for importing and exporting countries and governments need to cooperate more intensively if these challenges are to be adequately addressed, according to WTO economists. Director-General Pascal Lamy said: "I believe not only that there is room for mutually beneficial negotiating trade-offs that encompass natural resources trade, but also that a failure to address these issues could be a recipe for growing tension in international trade relations".

In the WTO flagship publication World Trade Report 2010 launched on 23 July 2010 in Shanghai and Geneva, the economists maintain that "in a world where scarce natural resource endowments must be nurtured and managed with care, uncoo...

WTO Chief on the Millennium Development Goals

Title: WTO Chief on the Millennium Development Goals
Runtime: 12:33
Date posted: 17 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 29.06.10

Rapid Doha conclusion will help us achieve Millennium Development Goals — Lamy

Director-General Pascal Lamy, in a speech to the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva on 29 June 2010, said two components of WTO's work can help countries achieve the Millennium Development Goals: "an early and development-oriented conclusion of the Doha Round, and the complementary initiative of Aid for Trade". In particular, he said that the WTO is committed towards enhancing benefits of trade "to the poorest of its Members".

Pascal Lamy's full speech is available on the WTO's website: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/sppl_e/sppl161_e.htm

More on the Doha round: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dda_e/dda_e.htm

Invitation à la journée Portes ouvertes de l'OMC

Title: Invitation à la journée Portes ouvertes de l'OMC
Runtime: 1:56
Date posted: 17 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 9.07.10

En septembre dernier, l'OMC avait ouvert ses portes au public. Une première! Cet événement avait rencontré un franc succès. Plus de 5 000 personnes étaient venues découvrir les coulisses de l'OMC, comprendre ses activités et visiter son bâtiment historique. Cette expérience s'est avérée très enrichissante, tant pour ceux qui sont venus que pour le personnel de l'OMC qui a pu partager ces moments avec les visiteurs et se rapprocher de la communauté genevoise.

Forts de ce succès, nous avons décidé de ne pas en rester là. L'OMC rouvrira donc ses portes au public, pour la seconde fois, le 19 septembre 2010, de 10.00 à 18.00. Tout au long de cette journée, des activités divertissantes, éducatives et culturelles seront proposées au public.

Plus d'informations sur le site web de l'OMC: http://www.wto.org/french/forums_f/open_day_f/open_day10_f/open_day10_f.htm

Title: Developing countries and the Doha Round
Runtime: 10:45
Date posted: 17 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 22.03.10

What's on the table for developing countries in the Doha Round?

With the Doha Development Agenda in its eighth year, some observers believe that the deal taking shape is beneficial to developing countries. Others believe that results so far have been disappointing. What is on the table for developing countries in the Doha Round? Jeffrey Schott, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, and David Laborde, research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, discuss this topic with Keith Rockwell, WTO spokesperson.

More on the Doha Development Agenda: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dda_e/dda_e.htm

The Doha Declaration explained: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dda_e/dohaexplained_e.htm

More trade debates on this channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/WTO#grid/user/F80C09FFF3DCFFD6

Videos on the Doha Round: http://www.y...

Title: WTO Chief on World Environment Day
Runtime: 4:52
Date posted: 17 years ago
Description: http://www.wto.org/ 5.06.10

Lamy: "Trade opening has much to contribute to the protection of the environment"

On the occasion of World Environment Day on 5 June 2010 Director-General Pascal Lamy said "we simply cannot proceed with business as usual — if our planet is to be preserved for future generations, we must protect our resources, our planet's biodiversity and our environment at large". He noted that "the leaders that founded our organization were adamant that sustainable development lies at the very core of our mission".

More on trade and environment on the WTO website: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/envir_e/envir_e.htm

More videos on trade and environment on this channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/WTO#grid/user/8A82516096ACA6AF

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