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TRTA: TRADE-RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Financing of TRTA

The Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund (DDAGTF) was established in 2002, in order to receive extra budgetary contributions from WTO Members to finance the implementation of the annual TA Plans. The total cost of the TA Plans is budgeted at some CHF30 Mio annually, of which some CHF24 Mio is covered from the Trust Fund and some CHF6 Mio from WTO's regular budget.

The Global Trust Fund is operated against periodic benchmarks and closely supervised by the Committee on Budget Finance and Administration and the Committee and Trade and Development. According to the rules established by Members, by December of the year preceding the fund's revolving annual target period, actual contributions amounting to 25 percent of the annual total should be recorded. By 31 March, another 50 percent should be in hand for an overall 75 percent of the total estimated expenditure of the year. By 30 June, 100 percent of the funds needed should be received. Where contribution receipt targets are manifestly not met, the General Council shall meet on an urgent basis to discuss the matter.

Consult the list of contributions.

Contributions can be made by contacting the Administration and General Services Division, Budget Section.

Voluntary Contributions as of 30 April 2013  back to top

Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund

The DDAGTF is the flagship WTO trust fund providing support to a wide range of trade-related technical assistance activities.

Internship Programme — Selected Missions

The Internship Programme — Selected Missions provides resources for interns from developing countries to gain valuable experience with the multi-lateral trading system by working in the Geneva mission of their own country.

Netherlands Trainee Programme

The Netherlands Trainee Programme — provides resources for interns from developing countries to gain valuable experience with the multi-lateral trading system by working in WTO Secretariat.

Trade Facilitation National Needs Assessments

The Trade Facilitation National Needs Assessments Fund — provides resources, in the context of the Trade Facilitation negotiating mandate, to allow participants to draw up preliminary findings of national trade facilitation needs and priorities, know which measures they will need time and/or technical assistance in order to implement and have sufficient information to calculate the resources that are likely to be needed.

Trade Facilitation Negotiating Group

The Trade Facilitation Negotiating Group Fund — provides resources for capital-based officials from developing countries to partcipate in Geneva-based meetings of the Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation.

China LDCs & Accessions Programme

The China LDCs & Accessions Programme — provides resources for LDC interns to work on Accessions issues in the WTO Secretariat, for LDC officials to partcipate in Geneva-based meetings, and to organize a roundtable event on accessions issues.

Standards and Trade Development Facility on SPS

The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) is a joint initiative in capacity building and technical cooperation aiming at raising awareness on the importance of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) issues, increasing coordination in the provision of SPS-related assistance, and mobilizing resources to assist developing countries enhance their capacity to meet SPS standards.

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