30 August 2024. "Timor-Leste joined the WTO on 30 August as its 166th member, after seven and a half years of negotiating its accession terms with WTO members. It is the 11th least-developed country (LDC) to accede to the WTO since the organization's establishment in 1995. Timor-Leste also announced its formal acceptance of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies." News item .
9 July 2024. This side event at the 2024 High Level Political Forum marked the official launch of the Global Task Force which aims to elevate the dialogue on how robust national social protection systems can serve as a critical lever for achieving sustained progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 2 (Zero Hunger), particularly in fragile and least developed countries (FLDCs) disproportionally battered by the polycrisis.
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26 February 2024. From the WTO: "Ministers formally approved the WTO membership terms of Comoros and Timor-Leste at a special ceremony held at the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi on 26 February 2024. The respective governments said the ceremony marked a historic day for both least-developed countries (LDCs) and a significant step in their quest to accelerate economic and political reforms."
9 March 2023. News item here:
