WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION:update

 

17 Jun 2021 Latest news

Dear maria CHADZIDAKIS VAVOURANAKIS, Below are the news items published today on the WTO public website

NEWS ITEM WTO members consider how to monitor Aid for Trade for 2022 Global Review WTO members had a first exchange on 11 June on how to monitor Aid for Trade ahead of next year’s Global Review. The discussions at the Committee on Trade and Development were informed by a 10 June workshop on the circular economy. The committee also received updates from donors, international organizations and South-South partners on their Aid for Trade activities, including on “green” projects that promote economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. News item   ⟶

NEWS ITEM Canada pledges CAD 193,000 for food, animal and plant health standards Canada is contributing CAD 193,000 (approximately CHF 111,000) to the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) in 2021 to help developing countries comply with international food safety, animal and plant health standards and access agricultural markets more easily. The donation will help developing countries and least-developed countries (LDCs) improve their sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) capacity. Press release   ⟶   NEWS ITEM WTO members urged to hasten towards fisheries subsidies compromise in stocktaking meeting WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies have progressed ahead of the 15 July meeting of ministers, but gaps remain and much is left to be done to secure an agreement, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, told heads of delegations on 14 June. Members would do well to demonstrate flexibility in the coming meetings as work continues to refine the draft text, the chair of the negotiations, Ambassador Santiago Wills of Colombia, added. News item   ⟶