Tag: Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
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WTO Director-General calls for ratification of Fisheries Subsidies Agreement
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has called on member countries of the Organisation to fast-track the ratification of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies to check overfishing in the oceans. Speaking to about twenty-three journalists selected from developing countries in Geneva, Switzerland, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala bemoaned the ramifications of overfishing on…
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WTO DG urges Ghana to ratify agreement on fisheries subsidies
The Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is urging Ghana to speedily ratify the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. The WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, which includes an agreement to curb Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing on the continent marks a major step to end widespread depletion of the world’s fish…