Annual Report 2026

This report covers WTO activities in 2025 and the early part of 2026. At the start of the report, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala reflects on the current challenges facing world trade and the role of the WTO. The report also covers the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference, which took place from 26 to 30 March 2026. The World Trade Organization deals with the global rules of trade between WTO members. Its main function is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible.