General Council appoints Azevêdo as next Director-General, Lamy pledges smooth transition At a special meeting on 14 May 2013, the General Council approved the appointment of Ambassador Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo (Brazil) as the next Director-General of the WTO. He begins his term of office on 1 September 2013. Director-General Pascal Lamy pledged to work closely with Ambassador Azevêdo in ensuring a smooth transition.
General Council appoints Azevêdo as next Director-General, Lamy pledges smooth transition At a special meeting on 14 May 2013, the General Council approved the appointment of Ambassador Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo (Brazil) as the next Director-General of the WTO. He begins his term of office on 1 September 2013. Director-General Pascal Lamy pledged to work closely with Ambassador Azevêdo in ensuring a smooth transition.
General Council appoints Azevêdo as next Director-General, Lamy pledges smooth transition At a special meeting on 14 May 2013, the General Council approved the appointment of Ambassador Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo (Brazil) as the next Director-General of the WTO. He begins his term of office on 1 September 2013. Director-General Pascal Lamy pledged to work closely with Ambassador Azevêdo in ensuring a smooth transition.
Trade Policy Review: Macao, China The fourth review of the trade policies and practices of Macao, China takes place on 13 and 15 May 2013. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by Government of Macao, China.
The Internet Society today published a new study, 'Lifting barriers to Internet development in Africa: suggestions for improving connectivity,' which examines the factors hindering Internet development in Africa and explores possible remedies.
Troika recommends Carvalho de Azevêdo to be the next WTO Director-General At an informal meeting of the Heads of Delegation on 8 May 2013, the three facilitators in the process of selecting the next WTO Director-General recommended Ambassador Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo (Brazil) as the candidate who can gain consensus approval of WTO members. The facilitators suggested that members approve Amb. Azevêdo as Director-General at the General Council meeting on 14 May 2013.
Lamy calls for dialogue on trade and energy in the WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy, in a speech to the Workshop on the Role of Intergovernmental Agreements in Energy Policy organized by the Energy Charter Secretariat on 29 April 2013 at the WTO, said ?what is sorely lacking in the current WTO context is a constructive and forward-looking discussion among members on the rapidly expanding trade and energy interface.? He added that ?such discussion is a pre-requisite to build up the necessary consensus on the WTO?s future role in global energy governance.?
There will soon be as many mobile cellular subscriptions as the 7 billion people inhabiting the planet, according to figures released today by the United Nations, which show that strong sustained demand for information and communication technology services is being encouraged by falling prices for broadband Internet.
The management of information and communication technology should be "transparent, democratic, and inclusive," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said of a major meeting organised by the United Nations International Telecommunication Union.
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