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Trade facilitation technical assistance and capacity building

Technical assistance and support for capacity building are integral parts of the mandate of the WTO negotiations on Trade Facilitation (July Package Annex D). In order to assist countries to participate more effectively in the negotiations assistance is provided by the WTO Secretariat, Member states and other intergovernmental organizations, including in particular the World Bank, the World Customs Organization and UNCTAD.

> Fact sheet on the trade facilitation capacity building

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Information is set out as follows:
I) Technical Assistance and Capacity Building provided by the WTO Secretariat
II) Information provided by WTO Members on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
III) Trade facilitation information and activities provided by other International Organizations

This site will be updated as additional information is received with the aim of providing WTO Members with a readily accessible inventory of technical assistance and capacity building activities in the area of trade facilitation.

  

I. Technical Assistance and Capacity Building provided by the WTO Secretariat   back to top

Multimedia presentation on WTO trade facilitation

Multimedia presentation on conducting a WTO Trade Facilitation Needs Assessment

Activities:

WTO Technical Assistance Program for National Self-Assessments of Trade Facilitation Needs and Priorities 2012

> Project description

> Notification Form
  

WTO Technical Assistance Program for National Self-Assessments of Trade Facilitation Needs and Priorities 2007-2010

> Chart of Countries that conducted a WTO needs assessment

> WTO Trade Facilitation National Needs Assessment Project Description — May 3, 2007
  

Presentations:

> Delegate Presentations on Results of Completed Needs Assessments

> Presentations from WTO Workshops and Informal Sessions
   

Needs Assessment Materials:

> WTO Negotiations on Trade Facilitation Self Assessment Guide  [TN/TF/W/143]
  

Preparation/Administration:

— Model Agenda
— Model letters of Invitation

- Stakeholder letter
- Stakeholder reminder
- Advance meeting and closing ceremony for High-level officials and private sector
- Closing ceremony
- Instructions for Secretary
- Participant sign-in sheets
- Participant Evaluations

  

Slideshow Presentations:

> Introduction to the WTO and the WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations
> Introduction to the WTO Trade Facilitation Needs Assessment Guide
> Final Presentation of Results template
  

Working Group and Final Result Materials:

— Chart of proposals (to assist with compilation of working group results)
— Working Group charts

- Working Group 1
- Working Group 2
- Working Group 3

— Working Group Assigned Proposals
— Working Group Summary Report form
— Final Summary Report form

 

WTO Trade Facilitation Technical Assistance Program 2007

WTO Trade Facilitation Technical Assistance Program 2006

WTO Trade Facilitation Technical Assistance Program 2005

  
WTO general Technical Assistance and Training Programs

 

II. Information provided by WTO Members on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building   back to top

  • African Group

    • Communication from Australia and Malaysia – APEC Workshop On The WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations: Summary Report — TN/TF/W/27
       

  • European Communities

    • Communication from the European Communities — Technical Assistance and Support for Capacity Building — TN/TF/W/37 — TN/TF/W/93
        

  • Japan

    • Communication from Japan — Trade facilitation: Technical Assistance activities of Japan — TN/TF/W/52
        

  • United States

    • Communication from the United States — United States Assistance on Trade Facilitation — TN/TF/W/71

  

III. Trade facilitation information and activities provided by other International Organizations   back to top

Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade — ARTNeT

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Global Facilitation Partnership for Transportation and Trade — GFPTT

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development — OECD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development — UNCTAD

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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe — UNECE

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World Customs Organization — WCO

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World Bank

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