“Geneva Package” includes deals on fish, intellectual property rights waiver and food security

As Dr. Okonjo-Iweala takes office Africa seeks equitable COVID-19 vaccine access, support for free trade area, better market access and breaking of longstanding deadlocks.

The Nigerian former minister is the first woman and first African to hold this position

Compromises at WTO trade talks bring some gains, but at an uncertain cost

“Singapore issues” could undermine local enterprises in Africa

New initiatives to track the gender impact of development funds

Opposition grows to more inequitable trade liberalization

Diversification, efficiency hold key for economic recovery

In North and South, critics see “Doha round” as a run-around

Migrants who leave their countries in search of work are currently not adequately protected by international law