Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, has urged the Ghana government to expedite the process for ratifying the Fisheries Subsidies agreement that was adopted in Geneva in June 2022.

Source: https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2023/04/26/dr-okonjo-iweala-urges-ghana-to-ratify-fisheries-subsidies-agreement-to-access-20m-fund/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dr-okonjo-iweala-urges-ghana-to-ratify-fisheries-subsidies-agreement-to-access

He has played varying roles in the marathon swimming community, from promoter/blogger to ratifying body founder.

Source: https://massachusettsnewswire.com/world-open-water-swimming-association-wowsa-statement-on-new-diana-nyad-movie-on-netflix-62928/

“However, after weeks of negotiations I’ve been informed that the University won’t be ratifying my contract and won’t make good on the agreement we had in principle, which had provisions and resources best needed to support the student athletes,” he said.

Source: https://www.wgmd.com/bethune-cookman-athletic-director-defends-university-following-ed-reed-saga-he-actually-let-us-down/

José Brito, a deputy to the National Assembly of 2020, released Friday a communiqué from the Comptroller General's Office ratifying the political disqualification of María Corina Machado for 15 years, as of 2015.

Source: https://en.mercopress.com/2023/07/01/another-prominent-venezuelan-opposition-leader-banned-from-political-life?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss

“Not ratifying the Escazú Agreement would be a shame for the country, a country that claims to be green,” concluded Henry Picado, spokesperson at the Costa Rican Federation for the Conservation of the Environment.

Source: https://ticotimes.net/2023/02/01/costa-rican-legislators-asked-not-to-shelve-escazu-agreement

President Tayyip Erdogan was set at 7:30 p.m. to attend the opening of parliament, which in the coming weeks is expected to consider ratifying Sweden’s bid to join NATO after Turkey had raised initial objections.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/10/01/turkey-says-terrorists-carried-out-bomb-attack-near-government-building/

Twenty senators voted for the agreement, paving the way for ratifying the world’s largest free trade area representing 30 per cent of the global gross domestic product (GDP), reports Xinhua news agency.

Source: https://www.canindia.com/philippine-senate-ratifies-rcep-trade-agreement/

With the risk of a preelection strike into Syria, frustration over delays in ratifying Sweden’s entry into NATO, and Mr. Erdoğan’s purchase of weaponry from Mr. Putin, the Turkish leader’s political stock in allied capitals has rarely been lower.

Source: https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2023/0202/Turkey-in-NATO-Inscrutable-unreliable-but-indispensable?icid=rss