Solution sought to rising debts, food insecurity

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Gohar Ejaz at the 13th World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference (MC13) underscored the relentless onslaught of crises that have beleaguered member nations over the past years. Mr Ejaz’s remarks were delivered shortly after the inauguration of the MC13 in Abu Dhabi on Monday. The conference was presided over by Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, the UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade. Commerce Minister Gohar Ejaz pointed to climate change, escalating geopolitical conflicts, devastating natural disasters, unmanageable debt burdens, and a surge in food insecurity as key factors that have deepened global inequalities and hindered progress. These challenges, he noted, have been particularly detrimental to developing members such as Pakistan, further impeding their path toward development.