The World Trade Organization's (WTO) first female and first African director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala started work on Monday, saying she "feels great."

"I am coming into one of the most important institutions in the world and we have a lot of work to do. I feel ready to go," Okonjo-Iweala told a reporter on arrival at the WTO's headquarters on Monday. 

The organization members agreed on Monday to hold the 12th ministerial meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on November 29, 2021. 

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