{"id":25029,"date":"2023-03-06T10:56:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T10:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/06\/wto-to-champion-importance-of-trade-in-supporting-least-developed-countries-economic-devt\/"},"modified":"2023-03-06T10:56:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T10:56:58","slug":"wto-to-champion-importance-of-trade-in-supporting-least-developed-countries-economic-devt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/06\/wto-to-champion-importance-of-trade-in-supporting-least-developed-countries-economic-devt\/","title":{"rendered":"WTO to champion importance of trade in supporting Least-Developed Countries&#8217; economic dev&#8217;t"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\"  alt=\"\" title=\"ngozi-ikonjo-iweala\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1678100218_406_ngozi-ikonjo-iweala-696x392.jpg\" data- class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1678100218_406_ngozi-ikonjo-iweala-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"ngozi-ikonjo-iweala\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the Director General of the WTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trade will play a key role in helping countries meet the Doha Programme of Action for Least-Developed Countries (LDCs) over the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>This is the message the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will deliver at the Fifth United Nations Conference on LDC5, taking place in Doha, Qatar, from 5 to 9 March.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang will speak at several events and the WTO will co-organize a number of sessions with other international organizations to discuss LDCs\u2019 trade priorities.<\/p>\n<p>DDG Zhang will join the UN Secretary-General, Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, and over 30 UN principals on the eve of the Conference to explore ways for the international community to better support LDCs\u2019 economic growth and development over the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>On 5 March, the WTO will co-organize a session entitled \u201cLDC trade development: towards new frontiers\u201d. See the details\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<p>DDG Zhang will contribute to the high-level\u00a0thematic round table\u00a0entitled: \u201cEnhancing the participation of LDCs in international trade and regional integration\u201d on 7 March. He will also speak at a\u00a0thematic roundtable\u00a0on 9 March entitled \u201cSupporting Sustainable and Irreversible Graduation from the Least Developed Country Category\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The WTO\u2019s partners at the Conference include the\u00a0Enhanced Integrated Framework, the\u00a0International Trade Centre\u00a0and the Office of the\u00a0High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS), among others.<\/p>\n<p>The webpage about the WTO\u2019s participation in the LDC5 is available\u00a0here. It contains a range of useful resources on LDC trade and development, including new notes on the trade aspects of the Doha Programme of Action for LDCs and on the opportunities and challenges that digital trade brings to these countries. It will be regularly updated with photos and news stories reflecting the WTO\u2019s participation in the Conference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the Director General of the WTO Trade will play a key role in helping countries meet the Doha Programme of Action for Least-Developed Countries (LDCs) over the next decade. 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