Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the new Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) says she is honoured to have been selected to lead the organisation.
Nweala becomes the first female and African woman to lead the organization.
“I am honoured to have been selected by WTO members as WTO Director-General,” Okonjo-Iweala said on Monday afternoon.
“A strong WTO is vital if we are to recover fully and rapidly from the devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I look forward to working with members to shape and implement the policy responses we need to get the global economy going again.
“Our organisation faces a great many challenges but working together we can collectively make the WTO stronger, more agile and better adapted to the realities of today.”
