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Accepting the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
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- Accepting the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- For the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies to enter into force, two-thirds of WTO Members must formally deposit an instrument of acceptance. To facilitate the process for Members, Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard and Depositary Assistant Madeleine Mitchell outline the requirements for depositing a valid instrument of acceptance.
For more information, please go to the dedicated webpage on how to accept the Protocol regarding the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies at https://www.wto.org/FishAcceptance, or email deposit.assist@wto.org.
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- High-level visit from Ethiopia to the WTO
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed the Ethiopian Minister of Trade and Regional Integration, Mr. Gebremeskel Challa and his delegation to the WTO on 28 July.
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- WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism: Donation from Sweden
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- The government of Sweden is contributing SEK 5 million (approximately CHF 500,000) to the WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism to assist developing members and least-developed country members in implementing the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. Ambassador Mikael Anzén presented the contribution to WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on 27 July.
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- Getting ready for the 13th Ministerial Conference: Abu Dhabi 2024
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- On 24 July, at a General Council meeting, members of the WTO elected Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade of the United Arab Emirates, as Chairperson for the WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13), which will take place in Abu Dhabi from 26 to 29 February 2024.
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- High-level visit from Fiji to the WTO
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Trade, Co-operatives, Small and Medium Enterprises and Communications of Fiji, Manoa Kamikamica, and his delegation to the WTO on 21 July.
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- President of Chile visits the WTO
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala met with the President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, on 19 July at the WTO. They discussed the role the multilateral trading system can play in addressing a number of global challenges, such as climate change, inequality and inclusiveness.
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- Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies: Peru’s acceptance
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Peru deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 19 July, bolstering the ranks of leading marine fishing producers that have affirmed support for the historic agreement for ocean sustainability. Minister of Foreign Affairs Ana Cecilia Gervasi Díaz presented Peru’s instrument of acceptance to Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Geneva, Switzerland.
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- DG meets Honduras’s Fredis Cerrato
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- The fourth review of the trade policies and practices of Honduras took place on 12 and 14 July 2023. Fredis Cerrato, Minister of Economic Development led the delegation. He met Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on 13 July.
Information about Honduras’ TPR:
https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tp543_e.htm
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- High-level visit from Samoa at the WTO
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Labour of Samoa, Leatinu'u Wayne So'oialo, and his delegation to the WTO on 13 July.
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- Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies: Gabon's acceptance
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Gabon deposited its instrument of acceptance for the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 12 July, making it the third African country to do so. Ambassador Mireille Sarah Nzenze presented Gabon's instrument of acceptance to Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. More than one-third of the acceptances needed for the agreement to enter into force is now in hand.
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- WTO Public Forum: time capsule
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- During this year's Public Forum, we are preparing a time capsule dedicated to sustainability that will be opened in 2050. We invite you to submit your ideas for a chance to have them featured in the contents of the capsule.
More information:
https://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/public_forum23_e/pf23_time_capsule_e.htm
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- Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies: Japan's acceptance
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Japan this week deposited its instrument of acceptance for the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, joining other leading marine fish catch producers in affirming support for the Agreement. Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Ambassador Kazuyuki Yamazaki of Japan met on 4 July to mark the occasion, with the total number of acceptances now over a third of what is needed for the Agreement to enter into force.
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- Fisheries Subsidies: China's Acceptance
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- China deposited its instrument of acceptance for the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 27 June, affirming its support for the historic agreement for ocean sustainability as the world’s leading marine fishing producer. Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received the instrument from Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Tianjin, China ahead of the World Economic Forum’s 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions.
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- WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism: Donation from France
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- The government of France is contributing EUR 1 million (approximately CHF 969,957) to the WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism to help developing members and least-developed country (LDC) members implement the landmark Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies adopted at the 12th Ministerial Conference in June 2022. The contribution was confirmed at a signing ceremony with Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and France’s Minister responsible for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad, Olivier Becht, at the WTO on 23 June.
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- High level visit from Oman at the WTO
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed His Highness Sayyid Bilarab bin Haitham bin Tarik Al Said of Oman and his delegation to the WTO on 21 June.
They discussed areas of mutual concern such as digital transformation, small and medium-sized enterprises and the WTO's 13th Ministerial Conference scheduled for February 2024.
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- Fisheries subsidies: EU acceptance
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- The European Union deposited its instrument of acceptance of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, marking a major development towards the Agreement’s entry into force. The EU’s instrument of acceptance was presented to Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Paris on the side lines of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Ministerial Council Meeting by Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell of Sweden, which currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU; European Commission Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis; and European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius.Learn
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- Fisheries subsidies: Nigeria's acceptance
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Nigeria deposited its instrument of acceptance for the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 12 June, making it the second African WTO member to do so. Ambassador Adamu Mohammed Abdulhamid presented Nigeria’s instrument of acceptance to Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Geneva, Switzerland. Acceptances from two-thirds of WTO members are needed for the Agreement to come into effect.
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- WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism: Donation from the Netherlands
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- The government of the Netherlands is contributing EUR 1 million to the WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism to assist developing members and least-developed country members in implementing the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. Ambassador Paul Bekkers presented the contribution to WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on 16 June.
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- Visit of Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, to the WTO.
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, to the WTO on 16 June.
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- Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies: Belize's acceptance
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Belize deposited its instrument of acceptance for the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 16 June, making it the first Central American WTO member and first WTO member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to do so. Ambassador Gianni Avila presented Belize's instrument of acceptance to Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Geneva, Switzerland. Acceptances from two-thirds of WTO members are needed for the Agreement to come into effect.
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- One year on: MC12 and the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- One year ago, ministers gathered in Geneva for the WTO's 12th Ministerial Conference and delivered trade responses to the challenges of our time. After five days and nights of work, WTO members secured a package of outcomes addressing sustainability, public health, food security and more. The Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, the first WTO agreement with environmental protection at its core, was part of the package agreed at MC12.
More information:
https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/mc12_e/mc12_e.htm
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- Visit of Togo's Prime Minister to the WTO
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed the Prime Minister of Togo, Victoire Tomegah Dogbé, to the WTO on 15 June. They discussed the ongoing work of the WTO, Togo’s economic diversification, and how trade can deliver for the African continent.
The Director-General thanked the Prime Minister, the first woman to hold the post in Togo, for the country's continued support of the multilateral trading system and for its engagement at the WTO.
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- Trade for Sustainability
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- The WTO Trade and Environment Week 2023 focusses on the role of trade for sustainability and more specifically its contribution to tackling the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution, and loss of biodiversity.
Speakers at a high-level panel on 13 June explored ideas of leveraging trade to address the sustainability challenges of our times and provide global responses. The panellists highlighted the need for a common vision and international cooperation to put in place trade practices that are environmentally friendly, sustainable, and beneficial for all.
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- WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism: Australia’s donation
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- The government of Australia is providing AUD 2 million (approximately CHF 1.2 million) to the WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism to assist developing members and least-developed country members in implementing the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. Australia’s authorities presented the contribution to WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on 7 June, at the informal WTO ministerial meeting held on the side lines of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Ministerial Council Meeting in Paris, France.
More: https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres23_e/pr927_e.htm
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- Global Trade Data Portal
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- A new Global Trade Data Portal now available on the WTO website provides access to real-time data on trade, allowing users to monitor supply chain activities and providing advance warning of potential disruptions. This information can be helpful in determining appropriate policy action. The Portal was launched by the WTO on 31 May with the release, among other things, of new dashboards on seaborne trade in wheat and other grains and oil seeds aimed at improving market transparency at a time of food insecurity.
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- Fisheries subsidies: United Arab Emirates' acceptance
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) deposited its instrument of acceptance for the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 16 May, making it the seventh WTO member to do so. Acceptances from two-thirds of WTO members are needed for the Agreement to come into effect. UAE Ambassador Ahmed Abdulrahman Al Jarman presented his government’s instrument of acceptance to Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
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- Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies: Iceland’s acceptance
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Iceland deposited its instrument of acceptance for the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, making it the sixth WTO member to do so. Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Ambassador Einar Gunnarsson of Iceland, who is also chair of the ongoing second wave of fisheries subsidies negotiations, highlighted the importance of the agreement's entry into force for ocean sustainability. Acceptances from two-thirds of WTO members are needed for the Agreement to come into effect.
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- Making trade score for women
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- At an event titled “Making Trade Score for Women” held at the WTO on 1 May, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and FIFA President Gianni Infantino emphasized the role that football and international trade can play in empowering women.
Football legend Didier Drogba from Côte d'Ivoire and Anja Mittag, winner of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 with the German team, contributed the perspective of professional players.
The event also included the unveiling of the 2023 Women’s World Cup official trophy.
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- Invitation to the WTO's Public Forum 2023
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Invitation by WTO Director-General Okonjo-Iweala to join the Public Forum from 12 to 15 September 2023.
Under the motto "It's time for action", the WTO is holding its Public Forum 2023. Participants of the Public Forum will discuss how trade can work better for people and planet. In about 90 interactive sessions they will explore how the future of trade is green, and how the services sector, inclusive trade policies and digitalisation can help us reach this goal.
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- WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism: Germany’s donation
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- The government of Germany has contributed the first EUR 500,000 of a multi-year donation of EUR 2 million to the new WTO Fisheries Trust Fund to assist developing members and least-developed country (LDC) members to implement the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. Mr Dirk Meyer, Head of Directorate-General 1 of Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, presented the donation to WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard on 5 May.
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- Presidential Lecture: Botswana's Mokgweetsi Masisi
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- The WTO should work towards creating a more inclusive trading system that ensures all members of society can benefit from the opportunities that trade provides. Inclusive, sustainable trade will allow Africa to realize full potential, Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi, President of Botswana, said on 2 May at an event held at the WTO as part of the Presidential Lecture Series.
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- Presidential Lecture with Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of Botswana
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of Botswana, delivers a Presidential Lecture at the WTO on 2 May 2023.
The theme is "What Africa expects from the WTO multilateral trading system and how the organization can best support delivering meaningful impact for the continent".
Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala delivers opening remarks; WTO General Council chair Athaliah Molokomme closes the event. Interactive session moderated by Zain Asher, CNN anchor.
More info: https://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/presidential_lecture_series_e/pls_0205202311_e/pls_0205202311_e.htm
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- Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies: Canada's acceptance
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Canada deposited its instrument of acceptance for the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 2 May, making it the fifth WTO member, and the second large fishing member, to do so. Ambassador Nadia Theodore presented the contribution to WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Geneva, Switzerland. Acceptances from two-thirds of WTO members are needed for the Agreement to come into effect.
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- Visit of Botswana's President Masisi to the WTO
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- On 2 May 2023, the President of the Republic of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi, was received by WTO Director-General Okonjo-Iweala for a Presidential Lecture on the theme "What does Africa expect from the WTO?"
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- A celebration of trade and women's football
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- WTO, FIFA event highlights role of football as a tool for trade and women's empowerment.
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- Made in Côte d'Ivoire
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Football, trade opportunities and women's economic empowerment in the cotton value chain. A story from Côte d'Ivoire.
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- World Intellectual Property Day 2023
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Learn more at wto.org
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- Fisheries in Côte d'Ivoire
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- 260 million people worldwide depend on marine fishing for a living.
12 million of them live in Africa.
They are people like Charles and his wife Marie who are part of the coastal fishing community in Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire.
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- WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism: Donation from Canada
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The government of Canada is providing CAD 1.4 million (approximately CHF 948,073) to the WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism to assist developing members and least-developed country members in implementing the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. Ambassador Nadia Theodore presented the contribution to WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on 21 April.
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- Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies: United States acceptance
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The United States deposited its instrument of acceptance for the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 11 April, making it the fourth WTO member, and the first among the large fishing nations, to do so. The formal acceptance by the United States marks a pivotal moment for the approaching entry into force of the landmark agreement for ocean sustainability, said Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as she received the instrument from U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai in Washington, D.C. Acceptances from two-thirds of WTO members are needed for the Agreement to come into effect.
Learn more: https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news23_e/fish_11apr23_e.htm
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- 2023 Global Trade Outlook
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Learn more at wto.org
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- Global Trade Outlook and Statistics 2023
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Global Trade Outlook and Statistics 2023
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Global trade growth in 2023 is still expected to be subpar despite a slight upgrade to GDP projections since last fall, WTO economists said in a new forecast on 5 April. Weighed down by the effects of the war in Ukraine, stubbornly high inflation, tighter monetary policy and financial market uncertainty, the volume of world merchandise trade is expected to grow by 1.7% this year, following 2.7% growth in 2022, a smaller-than-expected increase that was pulled down by a sharp slump in the fourth quarter.
More information:
https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news23_e/tfore_05apr23_e.htm
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- Public Forum 2023: get ready for action
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Climate change is one of the most critical issues of our time. Trade can be one of the solutions in helping the planet get back on track for meeting the ambition of 1.5 degrees from the Paris Agreement. Taking action together can create a more sustainable, green and resilient future.
Alexandra, Javier and Cherise explain how the theme of this year’s Public Forum, “It is time for action”, fits with this context.
More info:
https://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/public_forum_e/public_forum_e.htm
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- International Women’s Day 2023: Lagarde and DG Ngozi
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- On International Women's Day, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde joined WTO Director-General Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in an inspiring and wide-ranging conversation on women in the economy. Here are some excerpts of the conversation, moderated by CNN International’s Eleni Giokos.
Watch the full session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l61qfHp32Bg
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- Decarbonization standards in the steel industry
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Trade Forum for Decarbonization Standards: Promoting coherence and transparency in the steel sector.
This event took place at the WTO on 9 March 2023.
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- Brazil's Order of Rio Branco for DG Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was honoured by the government of Brazil on 10 March, receiving the Order of Rio Branco, which recognizes Brazilian and foreign citizens whose accomplishments have contributed to a better future.
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- Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies: Seychelles acceptance
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Seychelles deposited its instrument of acceptance for the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 10 March, making it the third WTO member and first African country to do so. Acceptances from two-thirds of WTO members are needed for the Agreement to come into effect.
Learn more: https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news23_e/fish_10mar23_e.htm
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- Leading the charge to tackle the decarbonization challenge for trade
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The Trade Forum for Decarbonization Standards: Promoting transparency and coherence in the iron and steel sector will promote a multi-stakeholder dialogue on the role of coherent and transparent standards in accelerating the global scale-up of low-carbon steelmaking technologies and avoiding trade frictions. It will bring together WTO Members, industry, standards bodies, international organizations, and academic experts to share perspectives on challenges and opportunities around decarbonization standards and the potential role of the WTO in promoting international cooperation with a focus on the iron and steel supply chain.
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- #FishCount: João Nunes
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Learn more at wto.org