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Disclaimer
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Mission statement
> About the WTO
— a statement by the Director-General
The WTO in Brief
A starting point for
essential information about the WTO.
About the WTO — ‘Understanding the WTO’
An introduction, in
more depth, to the WTO and its agreements.
10 benefits of the WTO trading system
From the money in our
pockets and the goods and services that we use, to a more peaceful world — the WTO
and the trading system offer a range of benefits, some well-known, others not so obvious.
10 common misunderstandings about the WTO
Is it a dictatorial
tool of the rich and powerful? Does it destroy jobs? Does it ignore the concerns of
health, the environment and development?
Emphatically no. Criticisms of the WTO are often based on fundamental
misunderstandings of the way the WTO works.
Multimedia
presentations
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Overview of the WTO — Includes a self-evaluation section
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Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Established: 1 January 1995
Created
by: Uruguay Round negotiations (1986-94)
Membership:
countries on
Budget: 196 million
Swiss francs for 2011
Secretariat
staff: 640
Head: Pascal Lamy (Director-General)
Functions:
• Administering WTO trade agreements
• Forum for trade negotiations
• Handling trade disputes
• Monitoring national trade policies
• Technical assistance and training for
developing countries
• Cooperation with other international
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