WTO Chairs Programme holds 2023 Annual Conference

The Annual Conference of the WTO Chairs took place at the WTO on 21-23 June

WTO Chairs Programme holds Annual Conference

DG Okonjo-Iweala praises Viet Nam for using trade to drive growth and reduce poverty

Viet Nam is an example of how global trade can be used to drive economic development and expand opportunities for people, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala stated in an address to the Foreign Trade University in Hanoi on 18 May.

DG Okonjo-Iweala praises Viet Nam for using trade to drive growth and reduce poverty

Austria gives EUR 200,000 to Chairs network to boost developing countries’ trade expertise

The government of Austria has contributed EUR 200,000 (approximately CHF 200,000) in 2023 to the Global Trust Fund to support the latest phase of the WTO Chairs Programme, an initiative that seeks to boost trade-related academic activities in developing countries and least-developed countries (LDCs).

DG Okonjo-Iweala receives honorary doctorate from NBU

Reform of the WTO is all about keeping the institution in tune with the world’s changing needs and continuing to deliver on its founding goals of using trade to improve people’s lives, stressed Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at a ceremony on 28 November 2022 in the Netherlands, where she received an honorary doctorate from Nyenrode Business University (NBU).

DG Okonjo-Iweala receives honorary doctorate from Nyenrode Business University

WTO to Support Developing Country Team Coaches in Moot Court Competition

Coaching assistance will be offered by the WTO and the ACWL to coaches of teams from developing and least developed countries participating in the annual John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition on WTO Law. The coaching sessions will be held the first week of October and require prior registration.

WTO TO SUPPORT DEVELOPING COUNTRY TEAM COACHES IN MOOT COURT COMPETITION

About the WTO Chairs Programme

Fostering research, training and outreach activities of relevance to governmental policymakers and other stakeholders at universities in developing countries and least developed countries.

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News

WTO Chairs in Mexico, Barbados, and Chile launch publication on Inclusiveness, Trade Policy, and Gender Equality *new

15 September 2023

On 15 September 2023, the WTO Chairs in Mexico and Barbados, Amrita Bahri and Jan Yves Remy launched the publication "Trade Policy and Gender Equal.... Read more

WTO Chair in Chinese Taipei hosts regional conference on Fisheries Subsidies *new

19 September 2023

From 18-19 September 2023, the WTO Chair in Chinese Taipei held a conference on the architecture of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies.

WTO TO SUPPORT DEVELOPING COUNTRY TEAM COACHES IN MOOT COURT COMPETITION

18 September 2023

Coaching assistance will be offered by the WTO and the ACWL to coaches of teams from developing and least developed countries participating in the .... Read more

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What people are saying

The WTO Chair at the University of Tunis helped build a network of trade researchers and experts all over the Middle East and North Africa. This vibrant ecosystem could not have been possible without the WTO Chairs program.

Lionel Fontagne
Director of the Centre d’Economie de la Sorbonne, Professor of economics

The WTO Chairs Program has been instrumental in promoting South-South discussions of trade and cross-country learning. Case studies where it has been successful is in South Africa and Rwanda.

Richard Newfarmer
Country Director at International Growth Centre

The WTO Chairs programme is invaluable. Through the Chairs’ Outreach pillar, the chair holders familiarize stakeholders in developing countries with the WTO, bringing clarity to its role.

Clemens Boonekamp
Partner at Ideas Centre