ngozi okonjo—iweala, i wish i had more time. always a pleasure having you on the show.ng. i would love to talk to you soon. thank you. as we said at the top of the show, since 2019 the world trade organization has faced a crisis about its existence. the body ofjudges which rules on appeal to the wto has not been sitting. since 2019, the so—called appellate body was shut down after america said it would not approve the apartment of any new judges. as appeals can't be heard and ruled on, countries been able to ignore some of the organisation's rules. earlier i caught up with one of china's formerjudges on the wto appellate body. thank you for your time. it is great to have you. i want to make it clear that you are speaking to me from a personal point of view, not as a representative of the chinese government. so i really appreciate your time. let us start with this. for the past two and a half years the appellate body has not been functioning. it has not been able to function because china, the united states keep blocking judges. i want your opinion. do you think the appe

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ngozi 0konjo—iweala there.g, running up that hill — 37 years after she first released it. # be running up that road, be running up that hill # be running up that building...# the song has stormed to the top of the british music charts after it featured in the netflix hit tv series stranger things, introducing kate bush's music to a whole new generation of fans. we will have more on that in the next hour. the eurovision song contest could be held in the uk next year, after organisers confirmed that they are in talks with the bbc about hosting the 2023 song contest. ukraine won this year's competition, and would normally host the following year — but they've been ruled out as hosts because of the ongoing war with russia, and have condemned the decision. because the uk's sam ryder came second this year, the european broadcasting union are now hoping the uk can stage it instead. it would be the ninth time eurovision has organised in britain. however, ukraine's broadcaster condemned the decision. however, ukraine's

correspondent dharshini david asked the director general of the world trade organization, dr ngozi okonjo—iwealarables out of the five or six had on for the conference. and we got six out of seven. that's not bad. we did something that matters for people. matters for business. we did something that matters for the world's sustainability. i mean, how much more could you ask that? you always have to make compromises, don't you, when you're making these kinds of agreements between over 160 countries. so, what would you say to those who say the impact of what has been agreed may not be that meaningful, particular for the poorest and the most vulnerable on the planet? the nature of such an organisation is that you have to compromise. the issue is does the compromise deliver for the people? even if it's not perfection, even if it's not the initial 100% what you wanted? and the answer is yes. we have manufacturers in developing countries are coming up who would like to have access to patents. would have been wonderful if we got it completely waived, but we've got access for a certain number of years. a

country is a major grain exporter, and today, the head of the world trade organization, ngozi okonjo—iwealam her. she's saying we could face a food crisis that lasts years, not months, unless swift action is taken, and here's why. usually ukrainian crops can feed 400 million mouths, but russia stands accused of turning that breadbasket into a stealth missile because all those blockaded ports means that the stream of exports has slowed by about 80% to a trickle. that's really worrying for countries such as libya and egypt, which are really reliant on ukrainian grain, but it's also a problem for the rest of us because, of course, that's pushed up prices. wheat prices up by 35% since the start of the war. well, russia's foreign minister has been in talks today to try and look at the possibility of a grain corridor, safe passage for ships, but there's been no agreement and he's not taking any responsibility and the clock is ticking. another harvest is due in just a few weeks' time, and if that is wasted on top of what's already languishing in silos, that could mean the hunger pangs that are bei