WTO Hosting Global Review of Aid for Trade
11/02/07 09:41 PM Filed in: Policy
| International
Trade
On
November 1, 2007, the WTO announced that it will be
hosting "Mobilizing Aid for Trade: A Global Review"
at its Geneva headquarters on November 20-21. 2007.
The review will be preceded by a technical workshop
on monitoring and evaluation of Aid for Trade on
November 19, 2007. The review will also be open to
registered NGOs and the press. The WTO states:
A tentative program can be found here.
The Global Aid-for-Trade Review is the focal point of WTO's monitoring mandate for 2007. It will provide an overview of what is — and what is not — happening in the delivery of Aid-for-Trade, including current flows, existing gaps, and where improvements need to be made. It will also create incentives — by shining a “spotlight” on the issues — to deliver more and better Aid-for-Trade, and to strengthen mutual accountability between partner countries and donors.
A tentative program can be found here.