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Registration to attend the WTO's Ninth Global Review of Aid for Trade at the WTO in Geneva has been extended until 14 June. The event will take place from 26-28 June under the theme "Mainstreaming Trade into Development Strategies." It will examine how the USD 687 billion of investments mobilized through the Aid-for-Trade Initiative have helped developing and least-developed economies participate more fully in global trade and what more can be done to leverage trade to spur economic growth, achieve development goals and build resilience against future shocks. Special focus will be given to food security, digital connectivity and transition to a greener economy.
The event will be opened by the WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the OECD's Secretary-General, Mathias Cormann, the Hon. Kerrie Symmonds, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Barbados. The list of other high-level speakers is available here.
For those wishing to attend in person, the registration form is available here. Journalists are also kindly asked to send an email to carlotta.ziveri@wto.org from the press section informing of their in-person participation.
Please indicate whether you hold a WTO or UN Geneva press badge. The WTO cannot offer any support, including financial, for accommodation, flight arrangements and visas.
Programme and live streaming
A provisional programme for the Global Review is available here. A total of 62 sessions will be held over three days. Some of the sessions will be live streamed. To follow these sessions, click on the registration links provided under each session title.
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