- From the initial eight candidates of five men and three women, the list was shortlisted to five a few weeks back, through a selection process.
- The media has reported that the European Union has stated its support for the Nigerian candidate Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and her Korean counterpart, Yoo Myung-hee.
The 25-year-old World Trade organisation is expected to announce the name of the Director-General by November 7. From the initial eight candidates of five men and three women, the list was shortlisted to five a few weeks back, through a selection process. The five candidates that will go to the next round of elimination are Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria, Yoo Myung-hee of the Republic of Korea, Amina Mohamed of Kenya,Mohammad Maziad Al-Tuwaijri of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Liam Fox of the United Kingdom.
The media has reported that the European Union has stated its support for the Nigerian candidate Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and her Korean counterpart, Yoo Myung-hee. Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala has received earlier the support of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) also.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in her presentation to the council highlighted her commitment to work with members to deliver the 12th Ministerial Conference MC12 successfully with good outcomes on fisheries, agriculture, and other areas. She also committed herself to update the rulebook, smoothen the dispute settlement system, work on transparency and notification, expand the work of regular bodies, and strengthen the Secretariat. She also promised to support cross-cutting projects and transparency to support new initiatives
