That was June 2022. This is late 2024. And the agreement still isn’t in force anywhere in the world. Speaks volumes for governments’ commitment to sustainability| Trade β Blog
The cast-aside draft Article 5 on subsidies causing overcapacity and overfishing, with the chair’s commentary| Trade β Blog
Timeline with links to some key documents and news. From 2024| Trade β Blog
I used to work at the WTO Secretariat (1996–2015), and am now an occasional freelance journalist, focusing mainly on international trade rules, agreements and institutions. (Previously, analysis fo…| Trade β Blog
They say the proposed changes “result in a more balanced, preferable and more viable text” and join 28 others in pushing for a deal next month| Trade β Blog
Lots to think about as WTO delegations pick up the pieces from Abu Dhabi and look ahead to the next conference in two years’ time and beyond| Trade β Blog
Thirteenth WTO Ministerial Conference| www.wto.org
The WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, adopted at the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) on 17 June 2022, marks a major step forward for ocean sustainability by prohibiting harmful fisheries subsidies, which are a key factor in the widespread depletion of the world’s fish stocks. The Agreement represents a historic achievement for the membership as the first Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target to be fully met, the first SDG target met through a multilateral agreement, the first WTO...| www.wto.org
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development| sdgs.un.org
