A group of nearly 80 WTO members issued a joint statement on 21 January committing thereby not to impose export restrictions on foodstuffs purchased by the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) intended for humanitarian aid.
Signatory states evaluated the humanitarian aid provided by the World Food Program as critically important, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises.
The Statement, also supported by Montenegro, can be taken over
here.