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ITTC Director Hakim Ben Hammouda presided
over the opening ceremony and Serafino Marchese, Chief, Training and
Capacity Building Section, ITTC, chaired the closing ceremony of the
course.
Twenty-five representatives from LDCs attended the course, which was
conducted in English as part of the WTO Technical Assistance Plan
2010-2011. The course was funded from the WTO regular budget as part
of its commitment to provide capacity-building in the context of the
Doha Development Agenda.
During the three-week course, participants were given an overview of
the structure, rules and functioning of the organization in a series
of sessions with ITTC trainers and colleagues from other divisions of
the WTO Secretariat. They also had the opportunity to develop a
network of contacts and reference points both amongst themselves and
with WTO staff. As part of sessions on specific topics, participants
were briefed on the state of play of the negotiations launched within
the framework of the Doha Development Agenda.
The course programme had a special focus on the development dimension
of trade and in particular on the flexibilities that the WTO
rules-based system provides in favour of LDCs. Experts from the Agency
for International Trade Information and Cooperation (AITIC), the
International Trade Centre (ITC) and the United Nations Conference on
Trade and Development (UNCTAD) presented their technical cooperation
activities, with particular emphasis on the specific needs of the
participants’ countries. In addition, the Advisory Centre on WTO Law
(ACWL) presented the activities it provides to LDCs. These sessions
served to strengthen participants' contacts with these organizations.
Additionally, participants had the opportunity to meet with WTO
Director-General Pascal Lamy in the “Green Room” for a highly
appreciated interactive session. Also, participants took full
advantage of their presence at the WTO headquarters by attending two
WTO meetings: an Aid for Trade Workshop on Monitoring and Evaluation,
and a session of the WTO LDC Consultative Group.
The Introduction Courses for LDCs are defined as a “level 1” activity
in the context of the Progressive Learning Strategy implemented by the
WTO Secretariat. Participants who have completed these courses are
entitled to apply for a “level 2” training activity.
List of the participants back to top
Afghanistan |
Mr Mohammad Asghar ANWARI, Technical Director of WTO desk, International Trade Department, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Kabul |
Afghanistan |
Mr Ferozuddin PARSA, Responsible for the Trade and Transit Desk, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kabul |
Bangladesh |
Mr Delwar HOSSAIN, Deputy Director, WTO Cell, Ministry of Commerce, Dhaka |
Bangladesh |
Mr Mohammad Mashooqur Rahman SIKDER, Assistant Director, WTO Cell, Ministry of Commerce, Dhaka |
Bhutan |
Mr Sonam THINLEY, Trade Officer, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Thimphu |
Ethiopia |
Mr Wogayehu Gebrehanna TSERA, Adviser to the State Minister for Trade, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Addis Ababa |
Kiribati |
Mrs Kaitiro TIROAM, Senior Business Adviser, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Tarawa |
Kiribati |
Mr Benjamin TEKANENE, Assistant Business Adviser, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Tarawa |
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Miss Onida VINAVONG, Trade Officer, Foreign Trade Policy Department, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Vientiane |
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Mr Toulasai PHANTHAVONG, Trade Official, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Vientiane |
Liberia |
Mr Nim'ne MOMBO, Project Officer, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Monrovia |
Malawi |
Mr Tawonga Chata MUNTHALI, Trade Officer, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Lilongwe |
Maldives |
Mr Ahmed MIGDHAD, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Ministry of Economic Development, Malé |
Myanmar |
Miss Khin Moe AYE, Deputy Director, Department of border trade, Ministry of Commerce, Naypyidaw |
Myanmar |
Ms Thanda KHIN, Assistant Director, Directorate of Trade, Ministry of Commerce, Naypyidaw |
| Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal |
Mr Manoj Kumar ACHARYA, Under Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Supplies, Kathmandu |
Rwanda |
Mr Charles KALINDA, Competition Compliance Expert, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Kigali |
Rwanda |
Mr Emmanuel BAINGANA, Corporate Regulation and Protection Expert, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Kigali |
Samoa |
Miss Fiona LENE, Trade Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Apia |
Sierra Leone |
Mr Albert Josiah COKER, Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Freetown |
Solomon Islands |
Mrs Noelyn MA'AHANUA, Second Secretary, Embassy of Solomon Islands, Brussels |
Sudan |
Mr Isam Eldein ELTAYEB, First Inspector, Ministry of Foreign Trade, Khartoum |
Sudan |
M. Ali DENG, Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Khartoum |
Uganda |
Mr Zackey KALEGA, Senior Commercial Officer, Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry, Kampala |
Yemen |
Mr Sami AL SAYAGHI, Reserve Manager, Investment Department, Central Bank of Yemen, Sana'a |
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