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Dear maria CHADZIDAKIS VAVOURANAKIS,
Below are the news items published today on the WTO public website |
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| Five gender equality advocates chosen as ambassadors of the World Trade Congress on Gender |
| Civil society representatives from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Fiji, Nigeria, Pakistan and the Philippines have been appointed as ambassadors of the first-ever World Trade Congress on Gender, a research conference to be held on 5-7 December 2022 under the theme “Gender Equality for Sustainable Trade and Recovery.” They will share grassroots perspectives on women’s economic empowerment with researchers, experts and WTO members. They will also provide recommendations on how to drive work on trade and gender forward. |
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| United States donates USD 600,000 to enhance developing countries’ trade expertise |
| The government of the United States is contributing USD 600,000 (about CHF 600,000) in 2022 to finance activities aimed at deepening the expertise and negotiating skills of government officials working on issues related to trade and the WTO. The contribution is channelled through the WTO’s Global Trust Fund, which finances technical assistance activities for developing and least-developed countries (LDCs). |
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