WTO's 12th ministerial meeting opens in Geneva to tackle key issues

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WTO's 12th ministerial meeting opens in Geneva to tackle key issues

STORY: WTO's 12th ministerial meeting opens in Geneva to tackle key issues DATELINE: June 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:22 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE(English): NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA, WTO Director-Generalvarious of the meetingvarious of the meeting complex STORYLINE: The World Trade Organization's (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) opened Sunday at WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. During the four-day meeting, members of the trade organization will hold discussions on such issues as TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) waiver for COVID-19 vaccines, pandemic response, fishery subsidies, agriculture, food security, as well as the WTO's reform and its future work priorities. WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said that the world is currently facing multiple crises such as the epidemic, food shortage, climate change and regional conflicts, and she called on all parties to work together to overcome the difficulties. "No one

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