Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says that the World Trade Organization, WTO can deliver results if members accept to do things differently as she resumed duty as the Director-General of the trade organization.
The WTO made this known via its official Twitter handle on Monday, March 1, 2021
Her first day on the job in Geneva coincided with the annual meeting of WTO’s General Council.
Addressing the WTO General Council immediately after taking office on 1 March, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala called on members to “do things differently” to achieve reforms necessary to keep the WTO relevant
The new head of the WTO noted that high expectations for her tenure can only be met if members are willing to compromise and reach agreements.
She suggested that prospects for a successful 12th Ministerial Conference would be enhanced if members target a manageable number of deliverables for this year, and set up longer work programmes to address issues that cannot realistically be resolved within that timeframe.
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the first woman and the first African to lead WTO.
On her first day as Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala @NOIweala says that the WTO can deliver results if members “accept we can do things differently.”
More: https://t.co/QVKAqToZyN pic.twitter.com/gfNt8Rdce6— WTO (@wto) March 1, 2021
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