WTO - DG Okonjo-Iweala: “This is not the time to retreat inward”

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

SOURCE: WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION

Trade can help WTO members adjust to, and overcome, the shocks of events such as 

the COVID-19 pandemic and the crisis in Ukraine, WTO Director-General Ngozi 

Okonjo-Iweala said on 28 March. Speaking at an informal meeting of the General 

Council, the Director-General also called for coordinated action to address the 

recent sharp rise in commodity prices that threatens food security in many countries.

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