Inside Trade

October 8, 2024

WTO members appoint new dispute settlement reform facilitator

By Hannah Monicken  / April 26, 2024 at 3:26 PM
World Trade Organization members on Friday welcomed the ambassador from Mauritius as the new facilitator of the dispute settlement reform talks as negotiators push to conclude a package of reforms – including what to do about the non-functioning Appellate Body – by the end of this year. During a Dispute Settlement Body meeting on Friday, the chair announced that the new facilitator would be Usha Dwarka-Canabady, the ambassador of Mauritius, according to a WTO readout of the meeting. Dwarka-Canabady was...

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