WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/COMTD/W/119/Rev.3/Add.1 
18 February 2004 
 (04-0679) 
Committee on Trade and Development  
  
OUTREACH ACTIVITIES 
 
Note by the Secretariat
 
 
Addendum  
  
 
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OUTREACH ACTIVITIES FOR PARLIAMENTS AND CIVIL SOCIETY
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1 Within the context of a full review of technical assistance and capacity-building, a decision will be 
taken on the inclusion of regional outreach activitie s in technical assistance and capacity-building for 
subsequent years. WT/COMTD/W/119/Rev.3/Add.1 
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OUTREACH ACTIVITIES FOR PARLIAMENTS AND CIVIL SOCIETY 
1. Outreach activities consist of national and regiona l workshops organised for parliamentarians 
and civil society representatives.  National work shops for parliamentarians and civil society 
representatives are organised in response to requ ests from WTO Members.  The regional workshops 
are organized jointly with WTO Members and partne r institutions, and conducte d in selected regions.  
Government officials in host countries are encouraged to participate. 
2. The objectives of the regional workshops (which feed directly into wider TA objectives as 
specified in the introduction) are: 
• to foster greater public understanding of and interest in the Multilateral Trading 
System (MTS); 
• to inform participants on the basic ope rations of the MTS and key issues on the 
international trade agenda;  and, 
• to encourage discussion and exchange  of views on trade-related and  
development-related issues. 
3. In the workshops, participants receive a basic introduction to the MTS covering its history, 
structure, functions, principles, membership and ope rating procedures.  Participants are also briefed 
on the workings of the WTO Secretariat and decision-making procedures of the organization.  In addition, participants are informed on key WTO Agre ements and the status of  the Doha Development 
Agenda negotiations.  Workshops are designed as we ll to cover issues of special interest to the 
particular region/group; in this regard, guest speak ers are regularly invited to address the workshops.  
Finally, workshops are highly interactive and part icipants are encouraged to exchange views and 
experiences on the implications of the MTS for parliaments/civil society. 
4. The cost of the outreach programme will be met from the GTF.   
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 ANNEX 
 
I REGIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING2 
 
 
Subject/ 
Programme  
Region/ 
Sub-region  
Description of the Activity  
WTO Divisions Cooperation with other 
Bodies/Organizations 
  
No. of participants  
x 
days 
A. Outreach Africa 
(Francophone) Workshop for Parliamentarians 
 External Relations Division (40x3) 
120 
  Workshop for Civil Society 
 External Relations Division, 
FES (Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung)  (40x2) 
80 
 Asia Workshop for Parliamentarians External Relations Division, 
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association 
 (40x3) 
120 
  Workshop for Civil Society 
 External Relations Division, 
FES (Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung) (40x2) 
80 
 Central and 
Eastern 
Europe, 
Central Asia 
and Caucasus Workshop for Parliamentarians External Relations Division (40x3) 
120 
 Pacific Regional workshop for Parliamentarians External Relations Division, 
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (40x3) 
120 
 
Total    640 
 
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2 The dates and venues of activities will be determined through co nsultations and with a view to resource considerations and the  spread of activities over the year and 
geographically.