Regions Refocus

The must do better to stay relevant.

Gender and trade are inherently linked, and gender impacts of trade policies cannot appropriately be evaluated in a vacuum, artificially separated from development and structural concerns. Gender fixes cannot solve problems unleashed by unfair agreements.

On the path to Yaoundé, where the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is taking place in the coming days, the Gender and Trade Coalition calls on the WTO to deliver on its promises to all its Member countries and their citizens.

Read our full statement ⬆️

“Widespread trade liberalization has facilitated the consolidation of economic power, leading to worsening wealth inequality that directly corresponds to unequal responsibility for the climate crisis.” - Excerpt from Explainer 4: Climate & Trade

How is trade related to the climate crisis? How have trade and climate governance impacted food production? Our Climate and Trade explainer delves into the complex relationship between trade and climate, ending with five strategic policy proposals to take action on trade and climate injustice, and the gender inequality caused by this injustice.

The full paper produced by Regions Refocus with the Pacific Network on Globalisation is available to read now. Find it at the link below, and catch up on the full series of explainers there too:

https://regionsrefocus.org/convenings/gender-and-trade-coalition-launches-explainer-series/