Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

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  • Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting

    Secretary-General Baroness Patricia Scotland Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, I’m delighted to be here today. Let me start by thanking SG Scotland and the Commonwealth Secretariat for this timely gathering. I also want to express my gratitude for the Commonwealth’s continued support for the work of the WTO. My first external engagement after our successful 12th Ministerial… Read more

  • Challenges and Opportunities in Global Trade: Supply Chain Resilience and Sustainability

    University of Tokyo President Fujii, thank you for that kind introduction. Dean Iida Executive Director Ishii Professors, students, friends. I am deeply honoured to join you here today. It is always a pleasure to be back in this remarkable city, and to see old friends like Professor Ishii. The University of Tokyo, which is so… Read more

  • MC12 Closing Session

    17 June 2022 Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, MC12 is coming to a close – a bit later than expected but with an unprecedented package of deliverables. Not in a long while has the WTO seen such a significant number of multilateral outcomes. We came here to deliver results. Back on Sunday – which feels like… Read more

  • Session with Partners and International Organization: Food, Health, Development and Gender

    G7 Leaders’ Summit Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen. Everywhere I go these days, young people seem on edge. Instead of hope there is fear: for a future of uncertain jobs, climate crisis, even war. To build the peaceful, stable and prosperous world we want – the world they deserve – we need to deliver on growth,… Read more

  • Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Kigali, Rwanda)

    24 June 2022 Excellencies, Presidents,Honourable Prime MinistersBaroness Patricia Scotland, Secretary General of the CommonwealthFriendsGood afternoon. It is truly an honour to be with you this afternoon. And I must say that I feel especially happy that the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is taking place in Rwanda, a country with which I have been… Read more

  • Sustainable Blue Economy Investment Forum (Estoril, Portugal)

    28 June2022 H.E. António Costa, PM of Portugal H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya H.E. Iván Duque Marquez, President of Colombia Excellencies Ladies and gentlemen, It is a pleasure to be here in beautiful Cascais. I want to thank our co-hosts Kenya and Portugal. I am honored to be alongside the two leaders here, and… Read more