World Trade Organization
Doha Round: July 2008 talks - Lamy urges members to focus on compromises
- Title
- Doha Round: July 2008 talks - Lamy urges members to focus on compromises
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 23.07.08
Director-General Pascal Lamy, at the informal Trade Negotiations Committee meeting on 23 July 2008, characterized the second round of consultations held the day before as constructive, with a strong commitment to engaging directly and in good faith. He said he plans to start working on key issues in agriculture and non-agricultural market access in smaller groups, together with the Negotiating Groups and General Council Chairs.
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- Doha Round: July 2008 talks - Lamy: Consultations to begin discussing possible solutions
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 22.07.08
Director-General Pascal Lamy, at the informal Trade Negotiations Committee meeting on 22 July 2008, said he intends for consultations later in the day to move into detailed work on both agriculture and non-agricultural market access and to begin discussing possible solutions to the outstanding issues.
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- Doha Round: July 2008 talks - Lamy says time for action is now amid economic threats
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 21.07.09
Director-General Pascal Lamy, in opening an informal meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee on 21 July 2008, said that members are within reach of a major step in our drive to conclude the Round this year. He could think of no stronger spur for our action than the threats facing the world economy across several fronts, including rises in food prices and energy prices and financial market turbulences.
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- World trade 2007, Prospects for 2008
- Runtime
- 3:49
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/
WTO: developing, transition economies cushion trade slowdown
World trade growth slid to 5.5% last year from 8.5% in 2006 and may grow even more slowly in 2008 — at about 4.5% — as sharp economic deceleration in key developed countries is only partly offset by continuing strong growth in emerging economies, according to World Trade Organization economists.
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- The Place of the WTO in the International Legal Order
- Runtime
- 57:43
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 15.06.08
Director-General Pascal Lamy, in a lecture to the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law on 15 June 2008, said that while focusing on international trade, the WTO recognizes the importance of non-trade concerns. He also explained how the WTO works with the UN in addressing world problems, in particular those relating to trade issues.
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- Lamy about Trade Statistics: Prospects for 2008
- Runtime
- 0:35
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/
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WTO: developing, transition economies cushion trade slowdown.
World trade growth slid to 5.5% last year from 8.5% in 2006 and may grow even more slowly in 2008 — at about 4.5% — as sharp economic deceleration in key developed countries is only partly offset by continuing strong growth in emerging economies, according to World Trade Organization economists.
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- WTO welcomes Ukraine as a new member
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 5.02.08
More video clips about WTO accessions:
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The General Council today paved the way for Ukraines membership in the WTO by approving its accession terms. Ukraine will have to ratify the deal by 4 July 2008 and would become a WTO member 30 days after the ratification.
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- WTO chief welcomes Cape Verde's accession
- Runtime
- 0:46
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 18.12.07
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Lamy welcomes Cape Verde's accession as another sign of confidence in the WTO
Director-General Pascal Lamy, on 18 December 2007, welcomed the General Council's approval of Cape Verde's accession as adding another valuable member to the family and brings us another step closer to universal membership.
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- The impact of telecoms liberalization
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- 12:21
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 20.02.08
Daniel Annerose, chief executive of Manobi, an African mobile data services company, and José Alfredo Rizek, executive director of Indotel, the Dominican Republic's telecoms regulator, take part in our debate celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Basic Telecommunications services deal. They discuss what has been the impact on governments, consumers and businesses, and what have been the implications for development. The moderator is WTO spokesperson Keith Rockwell.
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- Quel est le rôle du commerce dans la crise alimentaire mondiale?
- Runtime
- 14:05
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 25.09.08
La crise alimentaire mondiale: Quel est le rôle du commerce?
Quel est le rôle du commerce dans le déclenchement de cette crise et comment peut-il atténuer les effets de la flambée des prix mondiaux de l'alimentation aujourd'hui? Olivier De Schutter, Rapporteur Spécial des Nations Unies pour le droit à l'alimentation, et Christian Häberli, World Trade Institute, discutent de ces questions avec Ludivine Tamiotti, Juriste à la Division du commerce et de l'environnement de l'OMC.
Ce débat a été enregistré pendant le Forum public 2008 de l'OMC: http://www.wto.org/french/forums_f/public_forum08_f/public_forum08_f.htm
Retrouvez Pascal Lamy et Olivier de Schutter dans un débat sur la libéralisation du commerce et le droit à l'alimentation, organisé en mai 2009 par le maire de Genève:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLy2Erg3R_k
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- Title
- WTO appoints four new Appellate Body members
- Runtime
- 30:14
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 27.11.07
The WTO Dispute Settlement Body appointed today (27 November 2007) the following four new members to the seven-member Appellate Body: Ms Lilia R. Bautista of the Philippines and Ms Jennifer Hillman of the United States for four years commencing on 11 December 2007; and Mr Shotaro Oshima of Japan and Ms Yuejiao Zhang of China for four years commencing on 1 June 2008.
Dispute settlement is the central pillar of the multilateral trading system, and the WTOs unique contribution to the stability of the global economy. Without a means of settling disputes, the rules-based system would be less effective because the rules could not be enforced. The WTOs procedure underscores the rule of law, and it makes the trading system more secure and predictable. The system is based on clearly-defined rules, with timetables for completing a case. First rulings are made by a panel and endorsed (or rejected) by the WTOs full membership. Appeals bas...
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- World Trade Report 2007
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 4.12.07
Sixty Years of the Multilateral Trading System : Achievements and Challenges
On 1 January 2008 the multilateral trading system celebrated its 60th anniversary. The World Trade Report 2007 celebrates this landmark anniversary with an in-depth look at the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and its successor the World Trade Organization — their origins, achievements, the challenges they have faced and what the future holds.
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- Premier Examen global de l'Aide pour le commerce
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 20.11.07
M. Lamy lors de l'Examen global: l'Aide pour le commerce peut faire d'une possibilité une réalité
L'aide au développement est un élément essentiel pour aider les pays en développement à faire du commerce non plus une possibilité mais une réalité, a dit le Directeur général de l'OMC Pascal Lamy dans son rapport à la session de haut niveau de l'Examen global de l'Aide pour le commerce, le 20 novembre 2007, parce que la suppression des obstacles ne suffit pas pour qu'un pays tire parti des échanges- il doit aussi s'adapter.
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Plus d'informations sur l'aide au commerce disponible sur le site de l'OMC: http://www.wto.org/french/tratop_f/devel_f/a4t_f/aid4trade_f.htm
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- First Aid for Trade Global Review
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 21.11.07
The Global Aid-for-Trade Review is the focal point of WTO's monitoring mandate for 2007. It will provide an overview of what is — and what is not — happening in the delivery of Aid-for-Trade, including current flows, existing gaps, and where improvements need to be made. It will also create incentives — by shining a spotlight on the issues — to deliver more and better Aid-for-Trade, and to strengthen mutual accountability between partner countries and donors.
More informatin about the Aid for Trade initiative is available on this channel: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=7510043A8D185CBA
Learn more about the Aid for Trade intitiative on the WTO website: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/a4t_e/aid4trade_e.htm
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- Julio Lacarte Muró - The multilateral trading system's six decades
- Runtime
- 21:33
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 15.01.08
Julio Lacarte Muró, an Uruguayan career diplomat who has been working with the GATT and the World Trade Organization since the Havana conference in 1947, speaks with WTO spokesperson Keith Rockwell about how the trading system evolved over the course of the past six decades.
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- Aid for Trade First Global Review
- Runtime
- 0:37
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 20.11.07
Aid for trade can turn possibility into reality, Lamy tells Global Review
Development assistance is central to helping developing countries move from making trade possible to making trade happen, WTO Director General Pascal Lamy said in his report to the high-level session of the Global Aid for Trade Review on 20 November 2007, because removing barriers is not enough for any country to benefit from trade — it has to adapt as well.
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- The GATT/WTO at 60: Achievements and Challenges
- Runtime
- 11:47
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 15.01.08
The GATT/WTO at 60: What have they achieved and where have they fallen short of their objectives?
Julio Lacarte Muró, former chairman of the WTO's Appellate Body and Uruguayan trade negotiator for five decades and John Weekes, senior trade policy adviser with Sidley Austin and former Canadian ambassador to the WTO, discuss what the World Trade Organization and its predecessor, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, have achieved and where they could have done better. The moderator is WTO spokesperson Keith Rockwell.
Another interview of Julio Lacarte Muró is available: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A6z9INFxEQ
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- Trade and Development
- Runtime
- 10:55
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 8.10.07
What can WTO members do to make trade work for development?
The speakers Carolyn Deere, Director of the Global Trade Governance Project, Oxford University, and Rosalea Hamilton, founder of the Jamaica's Institute of Law & Economics at the University of Technology, Jamaica, discuss the theme Making Trade Work for Development: what can WTO members do to ensure the global trading system delivers more for developing countries?. The moderator is WTO spokesperson Keith Rockwell.
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- Cotton — Special High-level session
- Runtime
- 9:37
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 16.03.07
Meeting shows need for result in cotton talks and more coherence on aid.
While participants differ on some of the details, they agree that cotton needs a breakthrough in the Doha Round negotiations, and that more is needed to remove blockages on development assistance, Director-General Pascal Lamy said on 16 March 2007.
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Find more information about this special high level session on the WTO website:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news07_e/cotton_16march07_e.htm
The Doha Development Agenda on the website:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dda_e/dda_e.htm
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- Viet Nam's accession to the WTO
- Runtime
- 3:38
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 11.01.07
Viet Nam joins WTO with Director-Generals tribute for true grit.
Viet Nam joined the WTO on 11 January 2007, taking the organizations membership to 150.
In the WTO, when people work hard, things happen — and Viet Nam is a good example of that, WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy told reporters after welcoming the Vietnamese. The political determination and technical quality of negotiators such as Viet Nams team can help to produce results in the WTO, he said.
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- Public Forum 2006: "What WTO for the XXI Century?"
- Runtime
- 12:10
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 25.09.06
Director-General Pascal Lamy, in his opening remarks to the WTO Public Forum on 25 September 2006, noted the frustration and regret of WTO members, academia and civil society over the risk of losing a major — maybe unique — opportunity to integrate more vulnerable economies into international trade, and undermining their potential for contributing to sustainable growth and poverty alleviation.
Find more video clips about the annual WTO Public Forum:
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More information about the Public Forum 2006 on the WTO website:
http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/public_forum_e/forum06_e.htm
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- Ban Ki-moon addresses the Aid for Trade Second Global Review
- Runtime
- 4:47
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 6.07.09
The Second Global Review provides an opportunity to give added impetus to the ambitious mandate on Aid for Trade, agreed at the WTO's Hong Kong Ministerial Conference in 2005, which aims to help developing countries, and the least developed in particular, to build the supply-side capacity and infrastructure they need to take advantage of trade opening and to connect with the global economy.
Opening address: Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, UN.
More video clips on Aid for Trade and development are available: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=7510043A8D185CBA
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- Title
- Aid for Trade Second Global Review: Highlights
- Runtime
- 11:29
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 6.07.09
The Second Global Review provides an opportunity to give added impetus to the ambitious mandate on Aid for Trade, agreed at the WTO's Hong Kong Ministerial Conference in 2005, which aims to help developing countries, and the least developed in particular, to build the supply-side capacity and infrastructure they need to take advantage of trade opening and to connect with the global economy.
Speakers:
Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, UN
Pascal Lamy, Director-General, WTO
Angel Gurría, Secretary General, OECD
Robert Zoellick, President, World Bank
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director, IMF
Helen Clark, Administrator, UNDP
Donald Kaberuka, President, African Development Bank
Haruhiko Kuroda, President, Asian Development Bank
Thomas Mirow, President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Luis Alberto Moreno, President, Inter-American Development B...
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- Entrevista con Angel Gurrìa en el marco del Segundo Examen Global de la Ayuda para el Comercio
- Runtime
- 3:56
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 6.07.09
Examen Global de la Ayuda para el Comercio de 2009
El segundo Examen Global proporcionó una oportunidad para dar un mayor impulso al ambicioso mandato sobre Ayuda para el Comercio que se acordó en la Conferencia Ministerial de la OMC celebrada en Hong Kong en 2005 y cuyo objetivo es ayudar a los países en desarrollo, en particular a los menos adelantados, a crear la capacidad de oferta y la infraestructura que necesitan para beneficiarse de la apertura del comercio y vincularse a la economía mundial.
Más información sobre la iniciativa de Ayuda para el comercio está disponible en el sitio web de la OMC:
http://www.wto.org/spanish/tratop_s/devel_s/a4t_s/global_review09_s.htm
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- Entrevues en marge de l'Examen global 2009 de l'Aide pour le commerce
- Runtime
- 7:28
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 6.07.09
Entretiens en marge du deuxième examen global de l'aide pour le commerce, les 6 et 7 juillet 2009.
Entretiens avec Donald Kaberuka (Banque africaine de développement), Angel Gurrìa (OCDE) et Dominique Strauss-Kahn (FMI).
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Jettez un oeil au site web de l'OMC pour en savoir plus:
http://www.wto.org/french/tratop_f/devel_f/a4t_f/global_review09_f.htm
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- Trade finance: how to ensure credit during the financial crisis?
- Runtime
- 9:50
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 27.03.09
One of the side effects of the current financial crisis is its impact on trade finance. This very secure form of credit has become more expensive or dried up completely. The lack of credit lines and trade guarantees is one important reason for the reduction in trade flows, as exporters cannot ship their merchandise without them. The impact is even more severe for developing countries. Kimberly Wiehl, Secretary-General of the Berne Union, and Steven Beck, Head of Trade Finance at the Asian Development Bank, discuss the issues with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesperson.
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- How to bolster public and political support for trade?
- Runtime
- 10:13
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 24.09.08
For 60 years, trade has been one of the most important economic factors linking countries and raising living standards. But the financial crisis and increased costs in food and energy have fuelled public scepticism about trade and led to a surge in protectionist sentiment in several countries. How can stakeholders improve the climate for trade? Anthony Gooch, Director of Public Affairs and Communications, OECD, and Alexandre Parola, Minister, Permanent Mission of Brazil to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva, discuss the issues with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesperson.
This debate was recorded during the WTO Public Forum 2008.
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- Doha Round: What is at stake for the private sector?
- Runtime
- 10:33
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 25.09.08
The Doha Round has been debated and discussed at length by academics and commentators. But what would a successful conclusion of the round actually mean for entrepreneurs and businesses engaged in international trade? Is the private sector participating enough in the negotiation? Are their concerns being echoed by government officials at the negotiating table? What is at stake for businesses? Jacqueline Coté, International Chamber of Commerce's Permanent Representative in Geneva, and Rajesh Aggarwal, Senior Advisor on the International Trading System at the International Trade Centre, discuss the issues with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesperson.
This debate was recorded during the WTO Public Forum 2008.
More video clips about the Doha Development agenda is available: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=46DA2171057742BA
Further information on the WTO website: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/d...
- Title
- Access to affordable medicines
- Runtime
- 12:06
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 2008
Making life-saving medicines more affordable for poor countries is vital for improving public health. Therefore, access to affordable medicines is a major challenge facing governments in the developing world.
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- The global food crisis: What is the role of trade?
- Runtime
- 13:41
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 25.09.08
What is the role of trade in bringing this crisis on, and how can trade alleviate the problem of the rapid escalation in global food prices today? Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, and Christian Häberli, World Trade Institute, discuss the issues with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesperson.
More debates on this topic: Pascal Lamy and Olivier de Schutter discuss trade liberalization and the right to food, during an event held in May 2009 by the Mayor of Geneva:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLy2Erg3R_k
More information is available on the WTO's website: http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/debates_e/debate9_e.htm
- Title
- The WTO's decision making process
- Runtime
- 12:20
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 24.09.08
The WTO's decision making process - Does it need to be reformed?
Gaining consensus among 153 countries on 20 complex topics is an immense undertaking. Recent setbacks in the Doha negotiations have led some commentators to suggest that the WTO's system of decision making needs to be changed. Is the practice of deciding by consensus and principle of a single undertaking in which all issues must be agreed before any can be agreed, outdated? Or does a result with the expressed support of all members give WTO agreements greater credibility and authority? Guillermo Valles Galmés, Chair of the WTO Rules Negotiating Group, and Simon Evenett, Professor of International Trade and Economic Development, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, discuss the issues with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesperson.
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- Title
- Climate change: What is the role of trade?
- Runtime
- 12:21
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 25.09.08
The threat of climate change poses one of the great policy challenges of the 21st century. As governments consider their options in dealing with climate change, many are looking to the trading system for answers.
Can WTO rules and a successful outcome to the Doha round contribute to a multilateral solution to climate change? Or will policymakers have to consider options which curb trade flows around the world? What is the role that trade has to play in one of the most important global issues? Mari Pangestu, Indonesia's Minister for Trade, and Mark Halle, Director of Trade and Investment at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, discuss the issues with Keith Rockwell, WTO Spokesperson.
This debate was recorded during the WTO Public Forum 2008. For more information about the Public Forum 2008: http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/public_forum08_e/public_forum08_e.htm
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- Title
- Pascal Lamy - WTO / UNEP Report on trade and climate change
- Runtime
- 6:00
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 26.06.09
WTO and UNEP launch a report explaining for the first time the connections between trade and climate change.
The world cannot continue with business as usual and there is a profound need for a successful conclusion to the current negotiations on both climate change and trade opening.
The WTO and UNEP are partners in the pursuit of sustainable development and this report is the outcome of collaborative research between the WTO and UNEP.
Both Steiner and Lamy urge the international community to seal an equitable and decisive deal at the crucial UN climate convention meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark in December 2009. They also urge nations to conclude the Doha trade round which includes opening trade in environmental goods and services, a complementary track towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions to scientifically-defensible levels.
Find out the full press release on the WTO website:...
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- Achim Steiner - WTO / UNEP Report on trade and climate change
- Runtime
- 9:28
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 26.06.09
WTO and UNEP launch a report explaining for the first time the connections between trade and climate change.
The world cannot continue with business as usual and there is a profound need for a successful conclusion to the current negotiations on both climate change and trade opening.
The WTO and UNEP are partners in the pursuit of sustainable development and this report is the outcome of collaborative research between the WTO and UNEP.
Both Steiner and Lamy urge the international community to seal an equitable and decisive deal at the crucial UN climate convention meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark in December 2009. They also urge nations to conclude the Doha trade round which includes opening trade in environmental goods and services, a complementary track towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions to scientifically-defensible levels.
Find out the press release on the WTO website:
http:...
- Title
- Doha Development Agenda: JULY 2008 PACKAGE
- Runtime
- 2:39
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 29.07.08
WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy announced after long hours of hard talking that ministers have failed in their effort to agree on blueprint agreements in agriculture and industrial products. He told a press conference after speaking to members that out of a to-do list of 20 topics, 18 had seen positions converge but the gaps could not narrow on the 19th — the special safeguard mechanism for developing countries.
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- Lamy says time for action is now amid economic threats
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 21.07.08
Director-General Pascal Lamy, in opening an informal meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee on 21 July 2008, said that members are within reach of a major step in our drive to conclude the Round this year. He could think of no stronger spur for our action than the threats facing the world economy across several fronts, including rises in food prices and energy prices and financial market turbulences.
More information about this news item: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news08_e/meet08_chair_21july08_e.htm
More WTO News: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=920EE843C1A40330
More on the Doha Development Agenda: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=920EE843C1A40330
- Title
- The GATT/WTO at 60 - World Trade Report 2007
- Runtime
- 3:49
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 4.12.07
WTO World Trade Report examines six decades of multilateralism in trade.
On 1 January 2008, the multilateral trading system will celebrate its 60th anniversary. This year's World Trade Report celebrates this landmark anniversary with an in-depth look at the GATT and its successor the World Trade Organization — their origins, achievements, the challenges they have faced, and what the future holds. The story is one of remarkable change and adaptation, of a system that has contributed significantly to post-war prosperity, but which has not delivered all it could and which still faces formidable challenges.
The full press release is available on the WTO website:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres07_e/pr502_e.htm
Watch a debate on this topic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl8pFEVF7Ys
More on the World Trade Report: http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/reser_e/wtr_e.htm
- Title
- Lamy: Protectionism and economic isolationism do not work
- Runtime
- 16:42
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 24.09.08
Lamy warns against protectionism amid financial crisis.
Director-General Pascal Lamy, in his keynote address to the WTO Public Forum on 24 September 2008, said that an important lesson of the Great Depression is that protectionism and economic isolationism do not work. Underlining the importance of the Doha Round to the world economy, he asked civil society to help bring negotiating topics such as agriculture and environment issues to closure.
More Public Forum videos: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=4ADFBCC6A5144121
The full speech of the Director-General is available on the WTO website:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/sppl_e/sppl101_e.htm
More on the WTO Public Forum 2008: http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/public_forum08_e/public_forum08_e.htm
- Title
- Trade in a Globalizing World - World Trade Report 2008
- Runtime
- 14:46
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 15.07.08
Trade and globalization have brought greater prosperity to hundreds of millions as well as greater stability among nations, according to a report published today by the World Trade Organization.
Read the full press release: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres08_e/pr534_e.htm
More on World Trade Reports and forecasts: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DE65C9FE5A130D72
- Title
- Trade Statistics 2007 - 2008: Developing, transition economies cushion trade slowdown
- Runtime
- 9:32
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 17.04.08
WORLD TRADE 2007, PROSPECTS FOR 2008
World trade growth slid to 5.5% last year from 8.5% in 2006 and may grow even more slowly in 2008 — at about 4.5% — as sharp economic deceleration in key developed countries is only partly offset by continuing strong growth in emerging economies, according to World Trade Organization economists.
Patrick Low, Director, Economic Research and Statistics Division discusses this issue with Keith Rockwell.
- Title
- Policy space and trade negotiations
- Runtime
- 12:21
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 17.10.07
How should policy space be used in the context of trade negotiations?
The speakers Alan Winters, professor of Economics at the University of Sussex, and Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz, co-founder and Chief Executive of the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, discuss whether policy space helps or hinders trade negotiations, and how it should be used in the context of trade. The moderator is WTO spokesperson Keith Rockwell.
More on policy space: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/sppl_e/sppl40_e.htm
More trade debates: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F80C09FFF3DCFFD6
- Title
- Doha Agenda: Cotton - Special High-Level Session
- Runtime
- 8:22
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 16.03.07
Meeting shows need for result in cotton talks and more coherence on aid.
While participants differ on some of the details, they agree that cotton needs a breakthrough in the Doha Round negotiations, and that more is needed to remove blockages on development assistance, Director-General Pascal Lamy said on 16 March 2007.
More information on the Doha Development Agenda on this channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/WTO#grid/user/46DA2171057742BA
More on the DDA is available on the WTO's website: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dda_e/dda_e.htm
- Title
- Trade-related Intellectual Property rights
- Runtime
- 12:02
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 11.07.07
Does the TRIPS agreement strike the right balance?
The speakers Celine Charveriat, head of Oxfams advocacy office in Geneva and Harvey Bale, Director General of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association discuss whether the TRIPS agreement strikes the right balance between the rights of governments and the rights of patent holders. Each speaker has two minutes to make their case, followed by three and a half minutes of exchange and a 30-second summing up. The moderator is WTO spokesperson Keith Rockwell.
More trade debates: http://www.youtube.com/user/WTO#grid/user/F80C09FFF3DCFFD6
More information on Intellectual Property Rights is available on the WTO's website: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_E/trips_e/trips_e.htm
- Title
- Regional Trade Agreements and the Trading System
- Runtime
- 13:05
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 12.09.07
Are RTAs stepping stones or obstacles to the trading system?
The speakers Jagdish Bhagwati, professor at Columbia University and Gary Hufbauer, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute, discuss whether regional trade deals are stepping stones or obstacles to a better functioning of the multilateral trading system. The moderator is WTO spokesperson Keith Rockwell.
More trade debates: http://www.youtube.com/user/WTO#grid/user/F80C09FFF3DCFFD6
More on Regional Trade Agreements: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/region_e/region_e.htm
- Title
- The Dispute Settlement System: what reforms for 21st Century?
- Runtime
- 10:00
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 7.07.07
The speakers William Davey, University of Illinois College of Law and John Jackson, Georgetown University Law Center discuss potential improvements to the Dispute Settlement Understanding. Each speaker has two minutes to make their case, followed by three and a half minutes of exchange and a 30-second summing up. The moderator is WTO spokesperson Keith Rockwell.
More information on the Dispute Settlement System is available on the WTO's website: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/dispu_e.htm
More trade debates: http://www.youtube.com/user/WTO#grid/user/F80C09FFF3DCFFD6
- Title
- Entretien avec Valentine Rugwabiza sur l'Aide pour le commerce
- Runtime
- 3:39
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 6.07.09
Entretien avec Valentine Rugwabiza, Directrice générale adjointe, concernant les objectifs du deuxième Examen Global de l'Aide pour le commerce. Ce deuxième examen est l'occasion d'évaluer les progrès accomplis depuis le premier examen, qui remonte à novembre 2007, et d'analyser la façon dont l'aide pour le commerce est mise en œuvre sur le terrain.
Pour en savoir plus sur l'Aide pour le commerce: http://www.wto.org/french/tratop_f/devel_f/a4t_f/aid4trade_f.htm
Plus d'informations sur le Deuxième examen Global de l'Aide pour le commerce:http://www.wto.org/french/tratop_f/devel_f/a4t_f/global_review09_f.htm
- Title
- DDG Valentine Rugwabiza about Aid for Trade - Second Global Review
- Runtime
- 2:55
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 6.07.09
Interview with Deputy Director General Valentine Rugwabiza about the second Aid for Trade Global Review objectives.
The second Global Review will evaluate progress made since the first review, held in November 2007, and scrutinize how aid for trade is being put into operation in the field.
More on Aid for Trade:http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/a4t_e/aid4trade_e.htm
More on the second global review: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/a4t_e/global_review09_e.htm
- Title
- Partner institutions discuss Aid for Trade
- Runtime
- 8:08
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 6.07.2009
On the occasion of the second global review of Aid for Trade, international aid and development organizations explain the issues that are at stake.
More information on Aid for Trade is available on the WTO's website:http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/a4t_e/aid4trade_e.htm
More on trade and development: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/devel_e.htm
- Title
- Heads of organizations on Aid for Trade
- Runtime
- 10:29
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- http://www.wto.org/ 6 July 2009
Interviews on the sidelines of the Aid for Trade Global Review, on 6 and 7 July 2009.
The Second Global Review provided an opportunity to give added impetus to the ambitious mandate on Aid for Trade, agreed at the WTO's Hong Kong Ministerial Conference in 2005, which aims to help developing countries, and the least developed in particular, to build the supply-side capacity and infrastructure they need to take advantage of trade opening and to connect with the global economy.
More on Aid for Trade on the WTO's website: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/a4t_e/aid4trade_e.htm
More on development and Aid for Trade on this channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/WTO#grid/user/7510043A8D185CBA
