CLEAN : WTO agrees deals on Covid vaccines, food security, fishing subsidies

The video discusses global efforts to improve access to medical supplies and diversify vaccine manufacturing to prevent regional crises. It highlights steps taken to stabilize food trade and support the World Food Program in addressing food security. Additionally, it covers a new agreement on fisheries subsidies aimed at promoting environmental sustainability and protecting marine livelihoods.

What is the primary goal of diversifying vaccine manufacturing capacity?

• To increase the cost of vaccines

• To ensure regional crises do not affect global supply

• To reduce the number of vaccines produced

• To centralize vaccine production in one region

How does making trade in food and agricultural inputs more predictable help during a food security crisis?

• It increases the volatility of prices

• It makes food more expensive

• It stabilizes prices

• It reduces the availability of food

What role does the World Food Program play in addressing food security?

• It bans food trade

• It regulates food prices

• It manufactures agricultural inputs

• It feeds millions of vulnerable people

What is a key feature of the fisheries subsidies agreement?

• It increases subsidies for fishing

• It prohibits support for illegal fishing

• It encourages overfishing

• It supports illegal fishing

Why is the fisheries subsidies agreement important for environmental sustainability?

• It focuses on the livelihoods of land-based workers

• It has environmental sustainability at its heart

• It promotes unregulated fishing

• It increases fishing capacity