- The March 22 Global Supply Chains Forum will explore the role World Trade Organization can play in strengthening global supply chains
- Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, WTO economies have faced continued supply and demand pressures, congested ports, shipping logjams, rising inflation, increased freight rates and shortages disrupting global trade
- The forum will be attended by WTO members and representatives from shipping, trading and logistics companies
The World Trade Organization will bring together on March 22 stakeholders from every part of global supply chains to share perspectives on the causes of continued supply chain disruptions and to work together on ways to mitigate their impact on global trade and post-pandemic economic recovery.
The forum will be opened by Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and will be attended by WTO members and representatives from shipping, trading and logistics companies, the organization said on its website.
The forum will be held virtually, with livestreaming available on the WTO website.
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, WTO economies have faced continued supply and demand pressures, congested ports, shipping logjams, rising inflation, increased freight rates and shortages that are disrupting global trade, WTO said.
These supply chain disruptions jeopardize the flow of goods across the world and weigh negatively on the post-pandemic economic recovery, it added.
Participants will explore the role the WTO can play in strengthening global supply chains and how partners across regions and sectors can collaborate to make supply chains more sustainable and inclusive.
The forum is part of the WTO’s efforts to analyse the evolving situation in global supply chains.
More information on the forum – including on how to register – is available here.
