Ministers gather for high-stakes WTO meet in Geneva

An official arriving at the entrance of the headquarters of the World Trade Organization on the eve of the WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva on June 11, 2022. - AFP

GENEVA, June 12, 2022 (AFP): The World Trade Organisation (WTO) gathers ministers in Geneva Sunday to tackle pressing issues including global food security threatened by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, overfishing and equitable access to Covid vaccines.

With its first ministerial meeting in years, WTO faces pressure to finally eke out long-sought trade deals and show unity amid the still raging pandemic and an impending global hunger crisis.