The World Trade Organization on Friday agreed on an “unprecedented” package of trade deals touching on health, reform and food security, after disagreement between countries on key issues forced the trade body to extend negotiations by two days.
The agreement came after WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala had earlier urged countries to compromise, after negotiations failed to reach consensus on ending environmentally damaging fishing subsidies and fully waiving patents for COVID-19 treatments.
“The package of agreements you have reached will make a difference to the lives of people around the world,” Okonjo-Iweala said. “The outcomes demonstrate that the WTO is in fact…
