World Trade Organization

How can we support developing and least-developed countries to thrive in global trade? Join us at the 2024 Aid for Trade Global Review, titled "Mainstreaming Trade", from June 26-28, to explore this crucial question and more! Details: https://bit.ly/3JD9w8u #Aid4Trade #WTOat30

WTO members continued to explore opportunities and challenges emerging in the links between trade and environment policies on 23-25 April, holding the second thematic session on trade’s role in the clean energy transition back-to-back with the meeting of the Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE). Members furthermore considered proposals to enhance discussions on the nexus between trade and the environment. Read on:

Today at the WTO: First informal session on the digital tools used in the Council for Trade in Goods and its subisidary bodies. The session aims at allowing the Secretariat to provide an overview of available tools, as well as affording WTO members an additional opportunity to provide feedback and suggestions on possible improvements to such tools. These informal sessions will take place annually. More information: bit.ly/2IzYAdB

Tomorrow at 12:15 Santiago time: Fireside chat with Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Ambassador Sofia Boza of Chile. #WTOat30 Register here: https://bit.ly/3QpJk58

Last week, co-convenors of e-commerce talks finalized technical discussions & outlined next steps. Members will engage in domestic consultations & political outreach to address remaining issues, aiming for negotiations' conclusion by the European summer. https://bit.ly/4bjy2rf

WTO members commemorated on 25 April the 30th anniversary of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (#TRIPS), concluded in Marrakesh as part of the historic package of multilateral agreements that brought the WTO into existence in 1995. Speaking at a High-level Dialogue to mark the date, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the anniversary was an opportunity to engage in a forward-looking dialogue on how the WTO can best respond to current and future intellectual property needs and interests of its members. Read more: https://bit.ly/44hiwto Recording of the event: https://bit.ly/4cW5HsF

Happy #WorldIPDay! Discover how intellectual property and trade can facilitate the innovative and creative solutions supporting the achievement of the #SDGs. #GlobalGoals More about WTO and #IP: https://bit.ly/2yXejxs

'We need to make sure that those who did not benefit during the first round benefit this time,' says the head of the WTO. Find out more about what she had to say on trade: https://ow.ly/P9Sb50Rn45P Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala World Trade Organization #SpecialMeeting24

#ThrowbackThursday: Let's take a stroll down memory lane to when the Atrium at Centre William Rappard was a courtyard. Now, it's the heart of the WTO building—a space for hosting large gatherings, relaxing between meetings, and catching up with colleagues over coffee. ☕️ #WTOat30

#DYK that the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights was concluded on 15 April 1994, as part of the Marrakesh Agreement? Take a look at how the relationship between intellectual property & trade has evolved over the past 30 years! #TRIPS30 #WTOat30