‘No Ocean Declaration without small islands’: Delegates push for inclusion as UN summit nears end
H.E. Safiya Sawney, Special Envoy and Ambassador for Climate of Grenada, told UN News that she is pleased to see the reference in the draft outcome to the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States, or ABAS, which was adopted during the fourth...
Services Council spotlights good regulatory practices, advances discussions on other issues
At a Council for Trade in Services meeting on 13 June, WTO members continued discussions on revitalizing work on trade in services, following up on the decision of the 13th Ministerial Conference. Members shared key takeaways from a thematic discussion held before the...
At Working Party meeting, Uzbekistan affirms focus on concluding WTO accession by MC14
Uzbekistan’s WTO accession is essential to locking in the ongoing process of domestic economic liberalization and institutional reform, a senior Uzbek official told WTO members on 13 June. Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjaev reaffirmed at the tenth meeting of the...