Activities
The Friends of Multilateralism Group
Instructions for participation in FMG events
- When participating in events organized by the FMG either virtually or in person, participants should indicate their names, titles and their affiliation (for example, Amb./PR XXX, “France”or “French Mission to the WTO”).
- Affiliations should reflect the official nomenclature used by the WTO.
- IGO and NGOs should use their official affiliation (for example,“WEF” or “World Economic Forum”).
- When making interventions, participants should also use the above-mentioned nomenclature.
Interview Series: MC12 and beyond
FMG MC12 Interview with Sherry Stephenson
On June 24th, the FMG organized the 13th session of its interview series “MC12 and Beyond”. Hamid Mamdouh, FMG member interviewed Ms. Sherry Stephenson, FMG member and Services Convenor for the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) of the WTO on MC12 outcomes on...
FMG MC12 Interview with Victor Do Prado
On June 22nd, the FMG organized the 12th session of its interview series “MC12 and Beyond”. Xiankun Lu, CEO of FMG interviewed Mr. Victor Do Prado, FMG member and former Director of Council and Trade Negotiations Committee at the WTO on the green room process and...
Covid-19 and Trade
FMG & PEG brainstorming on Trade and Health
On May 11th 2021, Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) and The Punta del Este Group (PEG) co-organized an online brainstorming on Trade and Health. This session was based on following papers: Proposal by South Africa and India (Waiver from certain provisions...
FMG and PEG Virtual Brainstorming with Ricardo LAGOS and Pascal LAMY on Covid-19
On 4th May 2020, The Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) and The Punta del Este Group (PEG) co-organized a virtual brainstorming titled “Corona Crisis: Sharing a few thoughts”. H.E. Ricardo LAGOS, former President of Chile and Pascal LAMY, former WTO...
WTO Reform
FMG Online Brainstorming on Carbon Adjustment, Climate Change and WTO Reform
On May 4, 2022, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized a brainstorming session to discuss Carbon Adjustment, Climate Change and WTO Reform, based on the recent papers: Border Carbon Adjustments: Should Production or Consumption be Taxed? of Will Martin,...
FMG Online Brainstorming on the Dispute Settlement Body and Appellate Body Crisis
On 2nd May 2022, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized an online brainstorming session on the Dispute Settlement Body and Appellate Body crisis of the WTO, based on the recent paper WTO 2025: Restoring binding dispute settlement of Alan Wolff, FMG...
Trade Policy Preview (T-PP)
FMG Brainstorming on “China Trade Policy Preview” (T-PP)
On 21st May 2021, Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized an online brainstorming session on China Trade Policy. Clemens Boonekamp from FMG moderated this meeting. Professor Cui Fan, Deputy General Secretary and Director of Research at China Society...
Others
FMG Online Discussion on Quad Agreement on TRIPS Waiver
On Tuesday, 5 April 2022, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized an internal online meeting about the Quad Agreement on TRIPS Waiver of the WTO. At the meeting, Peter Ungphakorn, FMG member and former senior information officer of WTO Secretariat,...
FMG Online Discussion on Russia-Ukraine Situation and the WTO
On Monday, 15 March 2022, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized an internal online meeting about the current Russia-Ukraine situation and the WTO. At the meeting, members of FMG shared their insights on the latest Russian-Ukrainian conflicts and...