International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace

Public Forum 2025 - " Enhance, create, and preserve ". The Public Forum is the World Trade Organization's (WTO) largest outreach event for discussions on global trade issues, while the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO (PCWTO) is a separate, joint initiative by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the European Parliament to ensure parliamentarians have a voice in WTO matters and to improve the WTO's transparency and accountability. The PCWTO offers parliamentarians a platform to gain firsthand information from WTO leaders and to exchange views with colleagues on trade policy , directly contributing to the multilateral trading system and its impact on constituents. Parliaments have a responsibility to design legislation that supports cross-border digital trade, ensures equitable access and reinforces the multilateral framework in our digital economy. The upcoming  WTO Public Forum's Parliamentary Conference (PCWTO ) will consider the theme to help parliam...

Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7 — universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy — requires collective commitment and multilateral cooperation. Through multilateral collaboration , countries, partners, and institutions can align goals, share resources, and accelerate progress toward universal energy access. Stronger partnerships mean stronger progress