The Tenth
World Trade Organization
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in the United Nations System, governments use the organization to establish, revise, and ...
Ministerial Conference
The Ministerial Conference is the top decision making body of the World Trade Organization (WTO). There have been twelve ministerial conferences from 1996 to 2022, usually every two years.
Ministerial conferences
First ministerial conference
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was held in
Nairobi
Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper h ...
,
Kenya
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from 15 to 19 December 2015. The conference was chaired by the Kenyan Foreign Affairs Minister
Amina Mohamed
Amina Chawahir Mohamed Jibril ( so, Aamina Maxamed Jibriil; ar, أمينة محمد جبريل), born 5 October 1961, is a former Kenyan cabinet secretary, lawyer and a diplomat of Somali descent. She is the immediate former Cabinet Secretary ...
.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
and
Liberia acceded to the WTO, bringing the total
membership of the organization to 164, with the total number of least-developed countries who have joined since 1995 rising to nine.
References
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World Trade Organization ministerial conferences
December 2015 events in Africa
2015 in Kenya
2010s in Nairobi
Diplomatic conferences in Kenya