The WTO Trade for Peace Podcast is a conversation with trade for peace champions; global policymakers, entrepreneurs and innovators committed to promoting trade as a key ingredient for lasting peace.
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Friday Jul 23, 2021
Friday Jul 23, 2021
Five years following its successful accession to the WTO, join us in celebrating Liberia's economic transformation journey and its continued efforts to harness regional and multilateral integration as instruments of peace.
In this special episode, our host, Mr. Axel M. Addy, former Minister of Commerce and Industry and Chief Negotiator for WTO accession of Liberia, interviews former President of Liberia and Nobel Peace Laureate, H.E Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, on the key lessons and pieces of advice drawn from this LDC's integration into the multilateral trading system. H.E Johnson Sirleaf, the first female president elected in Africa and a renowned global leader in women empowerment, champions the critical importance of trade in disincentivising conflict in fragile and conflict-affected countries and the central role of women in the process of transitioning towards sustainable peace.
Guest:
- H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Former President of Liberia and Nobel Peace Laureate
Host:
- Mr. Axel M. Addy, Former Minister of Commerce and Chief Negotiator of Liberia's Accession to the WTO