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Happening now: Sixth Meeting of the Working Party on the Accession of #Uzbekistan 
with the presence in Geneva of a high level delegation led by Jamshid Khodjayev, Deputy Prime Minister and Chair of the Inter-Agency Commission on #WTOAccession .
What has been the contribution of trade policies in attaining the #SDGs ? Join us for a presentation of the Global Trade Alert report "Must do better: trade policies and the SDGs" by @SimonEvenett , with remarks by Director-General@NOIweala . Register:
Members share experiences on environmental regulations, standards for climate and plastics #WTOTBT #Tradeforwomen
WTO members discuss contribution of Services Council to implementing MC12 outcomes #ServicesTrade
Ambassador George Mina of Australia highlighted the role of the WTO in contributing to global efforts to combat plastic pollution. @AusWTO #WTOPlastics #TradeandEnvironment
📢 Top in #WTO "News Harvest": Black Sea Grain Deal extended for 60 days ▶ #WTO issued a report one year into the #war in #Ukraine ▶️Ag talks Chair@lparslanacarsoy said food security is "top priority" for #MC13 Read: Subscribe:
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Special Envoy Marco Lambertini@WWF_SpecEnvoy highlighted the key challenge of lacking global regulation on plastic pollution. He stressed the need to adhere to high common standards to phase out the most problematic plastic products. #WTOPlastics
Plastics Dialogue participants brainstorm on MC13 outcomes, welcome US co-sponsorship @Paugam_Commerce
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BREAKING: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from Nigeria is appointed as the next WTO Director-General. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala makes history as the first woman and the first African to lead the WTO. Her term starts on the 1st of March 2021. More details soon. #WTODG @NOIweala
After the meeting WTO spokesperson Keith Rockwell summed up the announcement by GC Chair Walker: “The candidate that had the best chance of attaining a consensus of the membership is Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria. Consultations on the way fwd will start immediately", he said
WTO members took the decision to appoint @NOIweala at a special meeting of the General Council, following a selection process that included eight candidates from around the world #WTODG
BREAKING: World trade is expected to fall by between 13% and 32% in 2020 due to the #COVID19 pandemic according to the new #WTOForecast . Full report: Follow us next on our virtual press conference, happening soon.
A special guest at the WTO today: @NOIweala welcomes @FranciaMarquezM , Vice-President of Colombia 
, to discuss trade’s contribution for inclusion, the environment and more.
What economics textbooks got right about global trade and what politics got wrong. tells it all at the #WTOPublicForum
Director-General @NOIweala & the chair of WTO fisheries subsidies talks @WillsSantiago welcomed civil society's plea for a successful conclusion to the negotiations, visiting today an ice sculpture set up in front of the WTO headquarters by the #StopFundingOverfishing coalition.
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