TRTA: TRADE-RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Technical assistance and training courses for 2007
The products are designed to ensure a “do-able” number of high quality activities, with expected durable effects. Each product comes with clearly identified objectives. In this way outcomes become measurable, making evaluation more meaningful.
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See also:
> Technical Assistance Plan 2007
> Training courses 2008/09
Subject/Programme |
Region/Sub-region |
Dates |
Description of the Activity |
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15 January - 5 April 2007 | ||
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15 January - 5 April 2007 | ||
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30 April - 20 July 2007 | ||
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17 September - 7 December 2007 | ||
Africa (English) |
4 June - 24 August 2007 | ||
Africa (English) |
30 April - 2 May 2007 | Preparatory workshop for University professors |
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Africa (French) |
2-27 July 2007 |
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Africa (French) |
14-16 May 2007 | Preparatory workshop for University professors |
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Asia and Pacific |
12 March - 1 June 2007 | ||
Asia and Pacific |
29-31 January 2007 | Preparatory workshop for University professors |
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Latin America |
24 September - 14 December 2007 | ||
Latin America |
30 July - 1 August 2007 | Preparatory workshop for University professors |
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Caribbean |
19 February - 9 March 2007 | Follow-up to the Regional Trade Policy Course — one-month specialized course co-delivered with academics and specialists from the region (4 one-week modules) |
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4-22 June 2007 | 11th Introduction course for Least-Developed countries (French) |
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12-30 November 2007 | 12th Introduction course for Least-Developed countries (English) |
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16-20 April 2007 | |
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21-25 May 2007 | ||
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1-5 October 2007 | ||
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2-13 July 2007 | ||
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Africa |
22 October - 2 November 2007 | 5th WTO/ADB/ECA Trade Policy Course for African Countries |
Africa (English) |
18-20 April 2007 | WTO/COMESA Short Trade Policy Course |
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Africa (English) |
20-22 August 2007 | WTO/ECOWAS Short Trade Policy Course |
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Africa (English) |
6-8 August 2007 | WTO/SADC Short Trade Policy Course |
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Africa (French) |
9-27 July 2006 | WTO/IDLO Public International Trade Law Course for Least-developed countries |
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Africa (French) |
22-25 May 2007 | WTO/CEMAC Short Trade Policy Course |
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Arab and Middle East countries |
15 January - 2 February 2007 | WTO/IsDB Short Trade Policy Course for IsDB Members countries (Arabic) |
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Arab and Middle East countries |
4-22 June 2007 | WTO/IsDB Short Trade Policy Course for IsDB Members countries (French) |
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Asia and Pacific |
12-30 November 2007 | ||
Caribbean |
3-5 October 2007 | General Overview of the WTO and the Doha Development Agenda |
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Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Caucasus |
22-26 October 2007 | ||
Latin America |
22 January - 9 February 2007 | ||
Latin America |
3-14 September 2007 | ||
Latin America |
21-23 May 2007 | The results of the Doha Development Agenda: settings of implementation and impacts |
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Latin America |
7-11 May 2007 | ||
Pacific |
27-31 August 2007 | Short Trade Policy Course for Pacific Island Countries |
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Asia-Pacific |
5-9 November 2007 | Short Trade Policy Course for French-speaking countries in Asia-Pacific |
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B. SPECIALIZED AND ADVANCED TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE |
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22 October - 2 November 2007 | |
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21-22 June 2007 | Follow-up activity (related to the second specialized course on SPS held in 2006) |
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All regions |
250 national activities |
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(ii) Technical Assistance within the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM) Framework |
All regions |
included under (i) above |
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(iii) Assisting beneficiaries in conducting Needs Assessment |
All regions |
included under (i) above |
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20 WTO Reference Centres |
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Africa (English) |
7-8 November 2007 | ||
Africa (French) |
Postponed to 2008 | ||
Asia-Pacific |
28-29 November 2007 | ||
Latin America |
15-16 October 2007 | ||
Asia-Pacific |
4-8 June 2007 | ||
Caribbean |
17-21 September 2007 | Special Training Course on WTO Dispute Settlement |
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Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Caucasus |
2-6 April 2007 | ||
Africa (English) |
25-27 April 2007 | ||
Asia-Pacific |
23-25 September 2007 | ||
Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Caucasus |
27-29 November 2007 | ||
Africa (English) |
3-5 December 2007 | Workshop on Non-agriculture Market Access Negotiations |
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Africa (French) |
13-16 November 2007 | Workshop on Non-agriculture Market Access Negotiations |
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Arab and Middle East countries |
5-7 November 2007 | Workshop on Non-agriculture Market Access Negotiations |
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Asia |
8-11 May 2007 | ||
Caribbean |
3-6 July 2007 | ||
Latin America |
23-26 October 2007 | Workshop on Non-agriculture Market Access Negotiations |
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Pacific |
Workshop on Non-agriculture Market Access Negotiations |
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South Asia | 3-7 September 2007 | Sub-regional workshop on Customs Valuation |
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Africa (English) |
10-12 December 2007 | ||
Africa (French) |
11-13 December 2007 | ||
Asia and Pacific |
19-21 June 2007 | ||
Africa (French) |
Workshop on Trade Remedies |
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Asia and Pacific |
13-18 August 2007 | Workshop on Trade Remedies |
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Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Caucasus |
25-28 June 2007 | Workshop on Trade Remedies |
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Latin America |
23 October - 1 November 2007 | Workshop on Subsidy Disciplines |
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Africa (English) |
Applied training in the SPS Agreement |
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Africa (French) |
20-23 February 2007 | ||
South Asia |
24-26 April 2007 | ||
Arab and Middle East countries |
17-19 April 2007 | ||
Africa (French) |
23-25 October 2007 | Developments in the rule-making negotiations and other relevant issues arising from the ongoing services negotiations |
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Asia-Pacific |
17-19 October 2007 | Developments in the rule-making negotiations and other relevant issues arising from the ongoing services negotiations |
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Latin America |
4-6 December 2007 | WTO Telecom training course |
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CEECACs |
12-14 December 2007 | ||
Africa (English) |
19-21 June 2007 | Training on the implementation of the TBT Agreement for English-speaking African countries |
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Asia |
20-22 November 2007 | Training on the implementation of the TBT Agreement for Asian countries |
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Arab and Middle East countries |
24-26 April 2007 | Training on the implementation of the TBT Agreement for Arab and Middle East countries |
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(x) Trade and Development, including: Special and Differential Treatment and Small Economies |
Africa (English) |
20-23 August 2007 | |
Africa (French) |
12-14 June 2007 | ||
Asia and Pacific |
27 February - 1 March 2007 | ||
Caribbean |
26-28 November 2007 | Trade Policy Course on Special and Differential Treatment, LDCs, Small Economies and the Integrated Framework |
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Asia and Pacific |
16-18 October 2007 | Workshop on Trade and Environment — the work of CTE and Doha process |
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Caribbean |
Postponed to 2008 | Workshop on Trade and Environment — the work of CTE and Doha process |
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Latin America |
Postponed to 2008 | Workshop on Trade and Environment — the work of CTE and Doha process |
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Africa (English) |
16-20 April 2007 | ||
Africa (French) |
21-25 May 2007 | ||
Arab and Middle East countries |
18-22 March 2007 | ||
Asia and Pacific |
14-18 May 2007 | ||
Caribbean |
9-13 July 2007 | ||
Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Caucasus |
18-22 June 2007 | ||
Latin America |
25-29 June 2007 | ||
Africa (English) |
3-5 July 2007 | ||
Africa (French) |
2-4 May 2007 | ||
Asia-Pacific |
25-27 July 2007 | ||
(d) Advanced Training Programme for Senior Government Officials |
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Africa (French) |
7-11 May 2007 | |
Arab and Middle East countries |
18-22 November 2007 | Advanced Training Programme for Senior Government officials |
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Asia-Pacific |
24-28 September 2007 | Advanced Programme for Senior Government officials |
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Latin America |
9-20 July 2007 | ||
Africa (English) |
19-23 March 2007 | Intensive Course on Trade Negotiations Skills |
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Africa (French) |
19-23 November 2007 | Intensive Course on Trade Negotiations Skills |
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Asia-Pacific |
26 February - 2 March 2007 | Intensive Course on Trade Negotiations Skills |
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Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Caucasus |
14-18 May 2007 | ||
(f) Outreach Activities for Parliamentarians and Civil Society |
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Asia |
4-5 June 2007 | Workshop for NGOs |
TBC |
Workshop for NGOs |
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Africa (English) |
29-31 May 2007 | ||
TBC (English) |
Workshop for Parliamentarians |
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TBC (French) |
Workshop for Parliamentarians |
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Latin America (Mercosur) (Spanish) |
5-7 December 2007 | Workshop for Parliamentarians |
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C. ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR TRAINING AND CAPACITY-BUILDING: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH |
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(a) Regional Trade Policy Courses (see A.(a)(ii)) |
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(b) Follow-up to RTPCs (Phase 2) |
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Africa (English) |
3-5 December 2007 | Phase 2 Specialized workshop |
Africa (French) |
Phase 2 Specialized workshop |
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Asia-Pacific |
Phase 2 Specialized workshop |
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Caribbean |
Phase 2 Specialized workshop |
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Arab and Middle East countries |
11-13 December 2007 | Workshop for Academics |
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Asia-Pacific |
26-30 March 2007 | Workshop for junior researchers on research tools and on modernizing curricula of internationl trade in Asia-Pacific universities |
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Asia-Pacific |
10-12 December 2007 | Workshop for Senior researchers — 2nd academic workshop on Trade research |
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Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
Postponed to 2008 | Workshop for Academics |
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TBC |
Curriculum development to incorporate WTO matters: sharing of teaching and research experiences |
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National workshops for University professors |
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Programme for visiting academics |
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Research collaboration: joint research activities with academics from developing countries |
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Document Dissemination Programme for Universities: the donation of a basic set of WTO publications to groups of 20 universities from each region. |
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Capital-based delegates |
7-8 November 2007 | |
Capital-based delegates |
Workshop on Environmental Goods and Services |
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Capital-based delegates |
3-5 December 2007 | ||
Capital-based delegates |
10-12 July 2007 | ||
Capital-based officials |
18-29 June 2007 | Colloquium for Developing Country Teachers of Intellectual Property |
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Geneva-based delegates |
Symposium on TRIPS |
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Capital-based delegates |
28-29 March 2007 | Commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the IT Agreement |
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Capital-based delegates |
15-19 October 2007 | Special SPS Meeting on transparency held back-to-back with an SPS Committee meeting |
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Capital-based delegates |
30 April - 1 May 2007 | Workshop on Rules for Heads of Active Trade Remedy Authorities in Developing Members |
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17 April 2007 | |
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5 July 2007 | |
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13 November 2007 | |
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7-11 May 2007 | |
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19-23 November 2007 | ||
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Regular internships |
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Netherlands Trainee Programme |
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Coordinators of regional groups |
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Developing country missions |
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Capital-based officials |
12 February - 30 March 2007 | |
Capital-based officials |
12 February - 30 March 2007 | ||
Capital-based officials |
12 February - 30 March 2007 | ||
Capital-based officials |
12 February - 30 March 2007 | ||
Capital-based officials |
16 April - 1 June 2007 | ||
Capital-based officials |
16 April - 1 June 2007 | ||
Capital-based officials |
16 April - 1 June 2007 | ||
Capital-based officials |
16 April - 1 June 2007 | ||
Capital-based officials |
16 April - 1 June 2007 | Specialized course on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (Spanish) |
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Capital-based officials |
16 April - 1 June 2007 | Specialized course on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (French) |
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Capital-based officials |
11 June - 20 July 2007 | ||
Capital-based officials |
11 June - 20 July 2007 | ||
Capital-based officials |
11 June - 20 July 2007 | ||
Capital-based officials |
11 June - 20 July 2007 | ||
Capital-based officials |
5 November - 15 December 2007 | ||
Capital-based officials |
5 November - 15 December 2007 | ||
Capital-based officials |
5 November - 15 December 2007 | Specialized course on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (English) |
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Capital-based officials |
5 November - 15 December 2007 | Specialized course on Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights (English) |
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Capital-based officials |
5 November - 15 December 2007 | ||
Capital-based officials |
5 November - 15 December 2007 | ||
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Self-training |
1 January-31 December 2007 | |
Self-training |
1 January-31 December 2007 | ||
Self-training |
1 January-31 December 2007 | Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (English, French, Spanish) |
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Self-training |
1 January-31 December 2007 | ||
Self-training |
1 January-31 December 2007 | ||
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Self-training |
1 January-31 December 2007 | |
Self-training |
1 January-31 December 2007 |