Category: Remarks

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen.

Leveraging ODA to Build Enduring Development Institutions: The Case for Vocational Education and Training Speech by Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala June 23, 2017 Annual Conference of Swiss Development Cooperation École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland Opportunity 1: Learning from existing models and investing in what works Opportunity 2: Innovation Opportunity 3: Partnerships with non-state actors Opportunity…

16 December 2022 Excellencies,Dear brothers,Ladies and gentlemen, I want to thank WIPO and DG Daren Tang for hosting us today and for hosting this Trilateral Symposium. Let me also join him in thanking all of you (both those who are here and online) for joining us today and welcoming our distinguished keynote speaker, Dr Salim.…

16 December 2022 Ambassador Sofia Boza, Ambassador Jung Sung Park,Excellencies,Dear friends and colleagues, Delighted to join you this afternoon, the fact that the stocktaking meeting is being dne during the time when people are trying to achieve things, this is one of the really good things.  I am proud of what you are doing, and…

6 December 2022 Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen. I am pleased to join you today to take stock of recent trade policy developments. Thank you, Ambassador VILLALOBOS (Mexico) for your introductory remarks. You all will have seen my Report which was circulated to Members on 22 November, in document WT/TPR/OV/25. Ambassador VILLALOBOS has already described how the…

2 December 2022 Excellencies, colleagues. Good morning everyone. It’s good to see you and it’s really fantastic to see a packed room. That shows the level of importance of this event. I’m delighted to be joining you and I want to say thank you to the co-chairs and colleagues who are joining us as well.…

1 December 2022 Excellencies, I am very pleased to join you this morning.  I understand you had a productive regular meeting earlier this week ahead of this session on technical assistance and capacity building support. The Trade Facilitation Committee provides a valuable feedback mechanism for the implementation of the TFA. It allows for experience sharing…

27 July 2022 Excellencies, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome and thank you for joining this session on implementing the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies — with a focus on the challenges and opportunities for developing Members. I am happy to begin by announcing the launch of our publication on this topic, which I’ll be presenting…

27 July 2022 Excellencies, ladies, and gentlemen. I am pleased to join you today to take stock of recent trade policy developments. Thank you, Ambassador VILLALOBOS (Mexico) for your introductory remarks. You mentioned MC12 and its success. One common thread running through the issues addressed there was the critical role of transparency — for markets…

27 April 2022 Thank you so much, Jake and Arrow for that kind introduction. It is wonderful to see Susan here. You’ve set a high bar for me to live up to. Receiving this World Trade Award is an incredible honour for me. I am humbled to be following in the footsteps of Nelson Mandela,…