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Dear maria CHADZIDAKIS VAVOURANAKIS,
Below are the news items published today on the WTO public website |
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| WTO response to the pandemic, trade and food security take centre stage at MC12 |
| WTO members today (13 June) engaged in intense discussions and negotiations to get closer to meaningful outcomes on the main issues at stake at the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12). On the second day of the Conference, ministers participated in dedicated thematic sessions on the WTO response to COVID-19, including the IP response to the pandemic, and trade and food security. Members agreed that agreements are within reach and expressed their commitment to make one final effort to bridge the remaining gaps. |
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| Trade and gender co-chairs affirm commitment to gender equality in trade at MC12 |
| The three co-chairs of the Informal Working Group on Trade and Gender — Botswana, El Salvador and Iceland — on 12 June issued a statement at the 12th Ministerial Conference highlighting the achievements of WTO members’ joint work and reaffirming their commitment to advancing gender equality in trade. |
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| Co-convenors welcome good progress in e-commerce talks, launch capacity-building framework |
| Ministers of Australia, Japan and Singapore — co-convenors of WTO e-commerce negotiations — have welcomed the good results achieved by the participants in the initiative. In a statement issued on 13 June during the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference, they underlined the importance of developing global rules on e-commerce and, together with Switzerland, launched the E-commerce Capacity Building Framework to strengthen digital inclusion and to help developing and least developed countries harness the opportunities of digital trade. |
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