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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has also served as Nigeria's minister and worked for the World Bank
Image caption: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has also served as Nigeria's minister and worked for the World Bank, has given a robust defence of her work at a time when global organisations are coming under criticism.she told the BBC's HardTalk programmeIn the last few decades, during a time of what has been described as globalisation, the WTO has worked to reduce barriers to trade around the world.
Talking to the BBC's Stephen Sackur, she cited a number of deals that have improved access to agricultural produce, as examples of the continued effectiveness of the WTO. She also said the organisation was vital in brokering an agreement that allowed for humanitarian access to global food supplies, despite the war in Ukraine."If people in my village do not know what the WTO is about there is a problem, so we need to bring people back into the WTO.
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