Source: World Trade Organization – WTO (video statements)
“Gender equality is not a luxury. It is an imperative”, said Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala during the WTO Public Forum. In this video, policy makers and experts lay out the case for including women in the global economy.
Watch also the launch of the Women Exporters in the Digital Economy (WEIDE) Fund’s implementation, as well as the award of the International Prize for Gender Equality.
More about the WEIDE Fund:
https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news24_e/weide_11sep24_e.htm
Speakers in this video:
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
World Trade Organization
Bonnie Chiu
The Social Investment Consultancy (TSIC)
Pamela Coke-Hamilton
International Trade Centre
Héctor José Marroquín Mora
Guatemala
Angela Ellard
World Trade Organization
Gaiane Arutiunian
World Trade Organization
Abdelsalam Al-Ali
United Arab Emirates