FILE - In this Monday, March 1, 2021 file photo, New Director-General of the World Trade Organisation Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, left, walks at the entrance of the WTO, following a photo-op upon her arrival at the WTO headquarters to take office in Geneva, Switzerland. The World Trade Organization is raising its estimate for the rebound in global trade in goods but warning that the COVID-19 pandemic still poses the greatest threat to a recovery that is being hampered by lagging vaccinations, regional disparities and weakness in services. The organizations' WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala called for a better access to vaccines for people in in poorer countries. (Fabrice Coffrini/Pool/Keystone via AP, FIle)
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