Lesotho Backs Global Effort to Protect Oceans By Joining WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement

LESOTHO has officially joined the global push to end harmful fishing subsidies by depositing its instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies with the World Trade Organization (WTO).

The milestone move was made by Lesotho’s WTO Ambassador, Tsiu Khathibe, who handed over the acceptance document to WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Geneva on 20 May 2025.

Lesotho becomes the 99th WTO member to formally accept the agreement.

Welcoming Lesotho’s endorsement,…