Join us for WTO 101 on 14 November! We have a stellar lineup of speakers: DDG Johanna Hill, local celebrity Dmitry Grozoubinski, Amb Boza from Chile 🇨🇱 en Ginebra, Samah | سماح, Stephen Fevrier, Amb @Nadia_Theodore, Kimberley Botwright, Sai Taal, Edwini Kessie, and Amb James Baxter. We’ve been working

📣SAVE the DATE❗️Tue, 12 Nov The HL event will highlight how innovative technologies, models & policies can help decarbonize the cotton sector & build better resilience to #ClimateChange- Also showcasing the #CottonPartnership designed to unlock C4+ potential 🇧🇯🇧🇫🇹🇩🇲🇱➕🇨🇮 #COP29

Proud to share achievements in building climate resilience in cotton production w/ nuclear techniques at #COP29 @IAEAorg, Food and Agriculture Organization, UNIDO, @WTO, Government of Pakistan event. Successes in Azerbaijan & Pakistan show how nuclear supports sustainable growth & higher yields in cotton farming.

Congratulations to the Government of Paraguay, the Paraguayan delegation led by H.E Vice Minister Patricia Frutos Ruiz and H.E Amb Raul Cano Ricciardi for a successful Trade Policy Review. Happy to see the efforts that Paraguay is making to grow the economy, expand trade and

WTO-ITC initiative for women receives record-high pledge from FIFA World Cup Legacy Fund #Tradeforwomen dlvr.it/TGQcfP

FIFA and Qatar have launched the FIFA World Cup 2022™ Legacy Fund, working in collaboration with WTO, World Health Organization (WHO) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency to drive positive social and developmental impacts across the globe.

Today, the WTO and ITC welcomed the record high pledge of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Legacy Fund™ for the Women Exporters in the Digital Economy (WEIDE) Fund. It will help women tap into opportunities in trade and the digital economy. FIFA International Trade Centre (ITC)

Fantastic news!! Today FIFA & @Qatar2023en pledged up to $16.6 million to the WEIDE Fund with an initial deposit of $5 million! This is a win for women entrepreneurs globally! Phase 1 of Business plan competitions will be launched in Jan 2025! bit.ly/4i0NNau

Breaking: the General Council has appointed Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for a second term, effective 1 September 2025. More details to follow.

Today, it is with humility and a great sense of honour that I thank each and every one of the 166 WTO members for the consensus they achieved in supporting my reappointment! Thank you for the wonderful words of recognition and support. I don’t take this lightly. I also want to

WTO members call for urgent action on cotton trade challenges, declining LDC participation #WTOAg #WTOCotton #LDC Jean-Marie Paugam dlvr.it/TGcLng

In Davos at the World Economic Forum. Didn’t know I could skate, but nice to see me skating ahead, focused on getting issues solved. On the cover of TIME Magazine - Davos Edition.

Happy to sign an MOU today with a great colleague, Ian Saunders, Secretary General of the World Customs Organization @iansaunders. A sister organisation - strengthening collaboration between @WTO and World Customs Organization to deliver better for our members. We are custodians of the Agreement on

With H.E President Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 in Davos. Discussing South Africa’s G20 presidency and its priorities. Many thanks for South Africa’s strong participation at the @WTO including support for WTO reform. Look forward to working with you on the G20 priorities. Also with Minister

Mark your calendar for the first #WTOat30 event of 2025! Paraguay's President Santiago Peña will deliver a WTO Presidential Lecture on 31 Jan, discussing the role of middle powers in sustaining multilateralism during uncertain times. Programme & livestream: bit.ly/40IWFuK

How should the world respond to President Trump’s tariff threats? I asked WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala:

At a farewell lunch with H.E Ambassador Alparslan Acarsoy of Türkiye, former chair of the WTO Committee on Agriculture in Special Session (CoASS). Thank you for your hard work, your intellect and your resilience. And your wit - always appreciate your sense of humour! Wishing you

The EU strongly supports the global trading system — and its reform. In times of trade tensions, we need rules, fairness & cooperation more than ever. The @WTO is the guardian of these rules. I'm glad to know that it is in good hands in this time of change, dear Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

Antigua and Barbuda has formally accepted the Agreement on #FisheriesSubsidies, making it the 95th WTO member to do so. 16 more ratifications to go! #WTOFishCount

Good to receive Minister Hon. Justin W Tkatchenko MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Papua New Guinea. Congratulations on opening your mission in Geneva to serve the UN Institutions and the WTO. Thanks for indications of your keenness to support the work of the WTO and the Strengthening of the