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March 4, 2021

WTO chairpersons for 2021

The WTO General Council, on 4 March 2021, noted the consensus on a slate of names of chairpersons for WTO bodies. Chairs of regular bodies General Council H.E. Mr. Dacio CASTILLO (Honduras) Dispute Settlement Body

February 16, 2021

Statement by the Chair of the GC on the DG appointment

category: General

Before we move to the business of today’s meeting and to the expected action by the General Council, allow me a few moments to briefly recap the process. Further to the resignation of the former

February 15, 2021

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala chosen as Director-General

category: General

Dr Okonjo-Iweala will become the first woman and the first African to be chosen as Director-General. Her term, renewable, will expire on 31 August 2025. Dr Okonjo-Iweala said a key priority for her would be

November 6, 2020

General Council meeting on DG selection postponed

category: General

Today, Ambassador David Walker, the chair of the General Council, informed members that the General Council meeting scheduled for 9 November to consider the appointment of the next WTO Director-General has been postponed. Amb. Walker

August 1, 2020

General Council agrees guidelines for final stage of DG selection

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Yesterday, the General Council agreed on the steps to be taken in the final stage of the process for selecting a successor to departing Director-General Roberto Azevêdo. The Council also agreed to extend the tenures

May 14, 2020

DG Azevêdo announces he will step down on 31 August

category: General

Today, at a virtual meeting of all WTO members, WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo announced that he would step down on 31 August, cutting his second term short by exactly one year. He said that bringing

December 10, 2019

WTO members agree to extend e-commerce, non-violation moratoriums

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WTO members meeting as the General Council agreed today to extend two existing moratoriums related to customs duties on electronic transmissions and the initiation of “non-violation” complaints under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual

July 24, 2019

Summary of General Council meeting of 23-24 July 2019

category: General

1. Report by the Chairman of the Trade Negotiations Committee and Report by the Director-General The Chair referred to the Director-General’s report at the 19 July Informal TNC and HODs meetings. At that meeting, some

February 28, 2017

WTO members elect General Council, Dispute Settlement Body chairs for 2017

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Today, the WTO General Council approved by consensus the following chairpersons for WTO bodies: H.E. Mr Xavier Carim of South Africa (General Council) and H.E. Mr Junichi Ihara of Japan (Dispute Settlement Body). Ambassador Carim

February 27, 2017

WTO members welcome entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement

category: General

WTO members hailed the entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) as a historic achievement at today’s meeting of the General Council. In welcoming this milestone, members pledged to advance work on implementing the

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