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
The talks’ chair asked members ‘whether continuing our negotiations in the same way as we have been doing over the last several years, and grounded in the MC12 mandate, will lead us to success’…| Trade β Blog
Three critical papers from India suggest consensus is still as elusive as it was in Abu Dhabi, despite efforts to conclude before the summer break| 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
Thirteenth WTO Ministerial Conference| www.wto.org
WTO | Doha Development Agenda: Negotiations, implementation and development - Groups in the negotiations| 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
All images published on Unsplash can be used for free. You can use them for commercial and noncommercial purposes. You do not need to ask permission from or provide credit to the photographer or Unsplash, although it is appreciated when possible.| unsplash.com
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development| sdgs.un.org
