Yuvan A. Beejadhur

Senior Adviser to the DG of WTO. Sustainable Finance, Trade and Climate Change. Blue Economy expert. Former #WorldBank. #Sustainability Tweets my own

[Yuvan A. Beejadhur @YuvanBeejadhur]

There are now media reports emerging and reporting that the bodies of the dolphins which were sent for autopsy had oil in them. #wakashio @nytimes @lemondefr @Greenpeace @IUCN @whalesorg #MauritiusOilSpill #mauritius #yuvanbeejadhur #enforcemaurice

[CleanTech Africa @TheEnergyTalk]

A bulk carrier ran aground on coral reefs of #Mauritius late July. The ship began to leak fuel oil (nearly 4000 tonnes) in the coming weeks.

This episode, we speak to @YuvanBeejadhur, who guides us through the cost of the oilspill.
🎧: https://t.co/bB8ujPRFHD
#mauritiusoilspill

[LADIPOE @LadiPoe]

It was a pleasure to meet you Ma, and an honor to be in the room. Conversations like these move our creativity industry forward

[GENeva Environment Network @GENetwork]

@TESSForum @GVAGrad @WWF @wto @ungreeneconomy @FAOGeneva @IISD_news @CarolynDeere @UNEP Yuvan Beejadhur of @wto highlights that, despite geopolitical turmoil, the multilateral trading system still works. He stresses the centrality of #WTOReform to be discussed at #MC14 in 2026, specifically to center on protecting functioning aspects & repurposing harmful subsidies.

[GENeva Environment Network @GENetwork]

@PTMissionGeneva @FranceONUGeneve @MDVinGeneva @VanuatuUN @UNCTAD @wto @WIPO @EdwardKwakwa_ @luzmadelamora @RGrynspan @agricultura_pt @UNCTAD_OceanEco "The ocean economy is a multisectoral topic that needs multilateral solutions."

Yuvan Beejadhur of @wto underscores that ahead of #MC14 in #Cameroon, the need to leverage financing at speed and scale that can deliver SDGs and blue economy, especially for developing countries.

[AUDA-NEPAD @NEPAD_Agency]

On 15 Sept '25, the World Trade Organisation's Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (AFS) took effect — the 1st WTO deal with sustainability at its core.

“AFS is about fairness & sustainability,” says our CEO, @nardosbthomas @EstherineF
@Agenda2063N @ZipporahMaubane
#EnergizeAfrica #Agenda2063
Access the full story below
https://t.co/BNKh6abTk8

[Germany UN Geneva 🇩🇪🇪🇺 @GermanyUNGeneva]

Germany & WTO Ambassador Heidecke welcome the first-ever WTO deal on environmental sustainability. 🐟

The new Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies is a major step in the fight against overfishing and proof that WTO can deliver. Multilateralism is more than ever needed.

@BMLEH_Bund

[Oman Mission Geneva @OmanMissionGVA]

H.E. Ambassador Permanent Representative of Oman in Geneva, accompanied by the DPR of Oman to the WTO, participated in an official ceremony organized by the Director-General of the WTO to celebrate the entry into force of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies,

[Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala @NOIweala]

Hooray!! The @WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement has entered into force today - 15th of September 2025! This is the first WTO multilateral agreement to enter into force since the Trade Facilitation Agreement in 2017, and the first multilateral trade agreement to tackle the issue of sustainability of our oceans! Great to leave a legacy for future generations and to deliver on SDG14.6. Photo shows the 114 WTO Members who got us there holding up their blue nameplates. Congratulations to all!

[Belgium UN Geneva @BelgiumUNGeneva]

Very pleased to attend the ceremony on the entry into force of the #WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. This is a crucial instrument to protect our oceans and fish stocks. Important achievement for WTO and the multilateral trading system.
@NOIweala @wto

[WTO @wto]

A historic day at the WTO as the Agreement on #FisheriesSubsidies enters into force!

Global momentum is growing — Oman and Mali add their ratifications, now en route to Geneva.

[WTO @wto]

WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies enters into force #fisheriessubsidies @NOIweala https://t.co/5jRLHibCrc

[WTO @wto]

🌊It’s official: the WTO Agreement on #FisheriesSubsidies is now in force!

At a special General Council meeting, Brazil, Kenya, Tonga & Viet Nam accepted the Agreement, taking us over the two-thirds threshold.

The first-ever WTO deal on environmental sustainability is here!

[Ständige Vertretung Österreichs bei WTO in Genf @StandigeG]

It’s done: the WTO Agreement on #FisheriesSubsidies is in force! At a special General Council meeting in Geneva we made the required two-thirds threshold of all WTO members. The first-ever WTO deal on environmental sustainability!

[Estonia in Geneva 🇪🇪 | #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 @EstoniaGeneva]

WTO members work together to provide solutions for global challenges.

#FisheriesSubsidies is now in force! It's a vital step to protect our oceans. This is a great milestone for the @wto and for multilateralism. 🌍

[EU Mission to WTO @EUmissionWTO]

Today, WTO members celebrate the entry into force of the Agreement on #FisheriesSubsidies – the first WTO multilateral deal on environmental sustainability.

The 🇪🇺 strongly supported this deal, a milestone for sustainable fisheries and healthier oceans for future generations.🐟

[WTO @wto]

#WTOFishCount complete! ✅ The threshold is crossed.

On 15 September, Brazil, Kenya, Viet Nam and Tonga accepted the Agreement on #FisheriesSubsidies, pushing us over the two-thirds mark for entry into force.

Watch the highlight moment!

[Global Ocean Trust @goceantrust]

Congratulations on the entry into force of the WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies! Proud to have been among the 180 NGOs in the #StopOverfishingCoalition

[Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala @NOIweala]

More photos from the Special General Council today where the @WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement entered into force! Many thanks to the dignitaries who supported us including H.E UNSG @antonioguterres represented by @UNCTAD SG @RGrynspan, H.E President @EmmanuelMacron represented by Ambassador Olivier Poivre d’Arvor, H.E Prime Minister @miaamormottley of Barbados, H.E Prime Minister @UlissesCorreiaa of Cabo Verde, H.E Prime Minister @GabrielBoric of Chile, H.E Prime Minister @KristrunFrosta of Iceland, H.E Prime Minister @anwaribrahim of Malaysia, H.E Vice President @ParmelinG of Switzerland, H.E Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica of Fiji and UN Special Envoy for the Ocean Amb Peter Thomson!

[MFA Finland 🇫🇮 @Ulkoministerio]

At #FfD4, Minister @VilleTavio, the @WTO DG @NOIweala & Djibouti's Minister H.E. Illyas Moussa Dawaleh co-hosted a side event for the new @EIF4LDCs Phase 3. 🇫🇮 is the first country to #Pledge4EIF3 with a €2.5M commitment to support trade capacity in least developed countries.

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

Rendez-vous à Nice !

[Yuvan A. Beejadhur @YuvanBeejadhur]

Full day in Monaco ahead of UNOC3.

See my post on the opening of the Blue Economy and Financing Forum :

https://t.co/sBz28WXWw2

#UNOC3
#BEFF2025