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WTO: Public Forum Takes Place From 27 to 30 September

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“Towards a sustainable and inclusive recovery: ambition to action” is this year’s focus of WTO’s Public Forum. It will feature 144 sessions, from 27 to 30 September.

All sessions are organized by WTO member governments, businesses, non-governmental organizations, academia and international organizations, with many sessions livestreamed on the WTO website.

This year's Public Forum will look at how trade can contribute to the post-pandemic economic recovery. The Forum will examine how trade rules can be strengthened, and how government policies can improve to create a more resilient, sustainable and inclusive trading system.

The Forum has three sub-themes:

• Leveraging technology for an inclusive recovery

• Delivering a trade agenda for a sustainable future

• Framing the future of trade

On its opening day, Tuesday 27 th September it will host a conversation between Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and CNN news anchor Richard Que…