Kazakhstan participates in the WTO Young Professionals Programme

Geneva, February 2, 2022 – A welcoming ceremony with the participation of WTO Director-General N. Okonjo-Iweala was held in Geneva for the sixth group of participants of the WTO Young Professionals Programme.

This year, a group of 12 young professionals from developing countries and least-developed countries, such as Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Georgia, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Madagascar, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, Viet Nam and Zambia have begun a year of work at the WTO to improve their knowledge about international trade and to contribute to WTO activities.

According to the WTO Director-General, the Young Professionals Programme provides an opportunity for qualified young specialists from developing and least developed countries to spend a year at the WTO to improve their knowledge and skills on international trade issues. This program, launched in 2016, highlights the Organization's efforts to increase the diversity and representation of Members in the WTO Secretariat. More than 7,000 candidates from all over the world have applied to participate in the WTO's annual Young Professionals Programme in 2022.

During the ceremony, the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva expressed gratitude to WTO Director-General N.Okonjo-Iweala and the Secretariat for a unique opportunity for young professionals to expand their knowledge on WTO issues and study the functioning of the Organization.

This year, the chief specialist of JSC "Center for Trade Policy Development "QazTrade" Shakirtova Assem will participate in the Program. At the same time, Kazakhstan is one of the few WTO Members whose specialists are undergoing practical training within the framework of this WTO program for the second time.