GENEVA — Taking place in challenging and uncertain times, the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) 13th Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi produced mixed results: a few successes, but also some disappointments.

GENEVA  —  Between rising hunger and the prospect of still more supply shortages, dark clouds are hovering over the global food system.

GENEVA  —  As a beautiful dawn crept over Lake Geneva on June 17, a remarkable thing happened at the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) headquarters.

GENEVA  —  The war in Ukraine is causing immense, heart-wrenching human suffering. At the World Trade Organisation, an institution based on the rule of law and established to help forge peace, we find the violence abhorrent to our fundamental principles.

GENEVA — No one can survive without food. And yet, the world’s food systems are badly in need of reform. To ensure universal access to adequate nutrition, as well as long-term environmental sustainability, we need to change how we produce, process, transport, and consume food.

LAGOS — The development and approval of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines less than a year after the start of the pandemic is a truly remarkable achievement, offering hope that the end of this devastating crisis may be in sight.

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