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Handbook on Accession to the WTO

This WTO training module is aimed at anyone who needs a basic understanding of WTO accessions. It was developed by WTO specialists on the accession process and includes interactive tests which allow you to measure your progress in learning the content.

http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/cbt_course_e/preface_e.htm

(Added: Tue Jul 01 2008   Hits: 10)

Aid for Trade roadmap 2008

The proposed 2008 WTO Aid-for-Trade roadmap, featuring national and sub-regional Aid-for-Trade reviews in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Asia and the Pacific. This document got the green light from members on 25 February 2008 at a special session of the Committee on Trade and Development. (WTO, 26/2/08)

http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/a4t_e/a4t_roadmap_feb08_e.doc

(Added: Tue Feb 26 2008   Hits: 87)

Reconciling Trade and Human Rights: The new development agenda

This is a report from the two-day international conference cohosted in May 2007 by the Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC) and Rights & Democracy. The conference examined ways the human rights framework could inform new strategies for trade, development, and the eradication of poverty.

http://www.dd-rd.ca/site/_PDF/publications/globalization/TradeHRConfPDF.pdf

(Added: Wed Oct 10 2007   Hits: 84)

Ukraine becomes the WTO's 152nd member

On 16 May 2008, the WTO welcomed Ukraine as its newest member. Ukraine started its accession negotiations in 1993.

http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news08_e/acc_urk_may08_e.htm

(Added: Mon May 19 2008   Hits: 17)

WTO Meeting Schedule 2008

OFFICIAL PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS FOR 2008 (WTO, 16 January 2008).

http://www.wto.org/meets_public/meets_e.pdf

(Added: Fri Jan 18 2008   Hits: 45)

WTO Public forum 2008: "Trading into the future", 24-25 September 2008

The WTO is calling for civil society representatives interested in organizing a session during the 2008 Public Forum to fill out the Call for Proposals Form before Thursday 1 May 2008. Discussions will be sought on the challenges and opportunities facing the WTO in each of its main functions, as well as on the challenges and opportunities facing the main actors and stakeholders of the system.

http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/ngo_e/forum08_background_e.htm

(Added: Thu Mar 20 2008   Hits: 38)

WTO Seattle Collection

The 1999 'anti-globalsiation' protests outside the WTO meeting in Seattle received wide national and international coverage. This digital collection from the University of Washington brings together some of the ephemeral printed material that was generated around the time of the demonstrations. Users can perform a keyword search on the database, or they can search the materials by category headings, which include "photographs", "planning documents", and "environment".

http://content.lib.washington.edu/wtoweb/index.html

(Added: Wed Jul 18 2007   Hits: 54)