La DG Okonjo-Iweala da la bienvenida al grupo de jóvenes profesionales de la OMC de 2023
El 30 de enero de 2023, la Directora General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala dio la bienvenida al séptimo grupo de participantes en el Programa de la OMC para Jóvenes Profesionales. Los 17 jóvenes profesionales procedentes de países en desarrollo y países menos adelantados (PMA) Miembros pasarán el resto del año en la Secretaría de la OMC para conocer la labor de la Organización y contribuir a sus actividades.
(de momento sólo en inglés)
The 17 participants in the Young Professionals Programme were selected from more than 3,500 candidates after a competitive and merit-based selection process. The seventh cohort come from Barbados, Chinese Taipei, Côte d’Ivoire, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, Kenya, Moldova, Nepal, Nigeria, Panama, Togo, Ukraine, Saint Lucia, Singapore, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Launched in 2016, the WTO Young Professionals Programme is part of the Secretariat’s efforts to increase diversity and broaden the representation of the membership.
«The primary goal of this programme is to build your WTO-related knowledge and skills, which you will then carry with you in your future endeavours, whether in public service or the private sector in your home countries, here at the WTO, or elsewhere,» DG Okonjo-Iweala said. «We are counting on you too: we need your fresh eyes to tell us what you think is working well here – and more importantly, what you think is not!»
Talking on behalf of the group, Kimonique Powell from Jamaica said: «This is a unique opportunity for the 17 of us, all from underrepresented members of the WTO, to expand our knowledge of international trade and WTO-related issues. The programme also speaks to the WTO’s continued commitment to diversity and inclusion which is evident not only in the countries we represent but also in our professional profiles,» she said.
In addition to the participation of the Director-General, the event was attended by Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard, ambassadors and permanent representatives of the participants’ members of origin, and directors of the WTO Secretariat divisions hosting the Young Professionals this year.
Jamaica, Moldova, Nepal, Saint Lucia, South Africa and Zimbabwe are represented in the Young Professionals Programme for the first time.
