WT/COMTD/AFT/W/91  
 
8 April 2022 
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Committee on Trade and Development  
Aid for Trade    
 
  
"EMPOWERING CONNECTED, SUSTAINABLE TRADE"  
AID-FOR-TRADE GLOBAL REVIEW  
27-29 JULY  2022 
INFORMATION NOTE AND SESSION  REQUEST FORM  
1.1.  The Aid-for-Trade Global Review will be held on 27-29 July  2022 . The theme of this year's 
Global Review is: "Empowering connected, sustainable trade ". Members  agreed to organize a 
Global Review with this theme as the centrepiece of the Aid-for-Trade Work Programme for 2020 -22 
(WT/COMTD/AFT/W /81 and Rev.1 ). 
1.2.  This information note provides an overview of how the event will be organized  and how WTO 
Members , Observers, Observer Organizations  and other Aid-for-Trade stakeholders can participate 
in it.   
1.3.  The event will be organized in a mixed hybrid and virtual for mat.   
• All plenary sessions will be organized  in a hybrid format . Participants will be able to 
attend the plenary sessions  either  physically (at WTO meeting rooms) or virtually (through 
registration with the appropriate video -conferencing form). Some plena ry sessions may 
also be live webcast on YouTube . Participants who do not have access to the WTO will 
need to register in advance of the event. WTO will organize plenary sessions as well as 
lunchtime focus events.  
• Other sessions will be  held in a virtual format , unless otherwise requested . 
Request s to organize other sessions should be made using this on -line form: 
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GR22SideEventsEN . (In the case of te chnical difficulty, 
the attached form in Annex 1 to this document can be submitted by email to: 
aft.wto@ wto.org ). The deadline for the submission of event request forms is 
13 May 2022 .  
1.4.  In the event of a further deterioration in the sanitary situation , the Global Review will be 
organized in a fully virtual format.  
1.5.  An outline of how the agenda  will likely be structured can be found in Annex 2. Expected t hemes 
to be addressed on day 1 include : connectivity and empowerment . Themes to be addressed on 
day 2 include sustainab le development , with a focus on environmental issues. The theme of day 
3 is future priorities .  
1.6.  No more than  30 sessions will be held  over the three days . Priority will be given  to WTO 
Members in the scheduling of  requests for other sessions  and precedence  will be  given to 
collaborative submissions made by groups of Members , and in particular  by least developed countries 
(LDCs).  
1.7.   An effort will also be made to ensure that sessio ns organized on similar, or the same, topics 
are not scheduled at the same time. No more than three sessions will be run in parallel at any one 
time. 
1.8.  The agenda for the Global Review  will be posted on the WTO website . Each session will be 
listed in the agenda. The agenda will provide the day and time of the event (all times listed in Central WT/COMTD/AFT/W/91  
 
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  European Time – CET), the title of the event, the organizer(s), and a short description of the session. 
It will also give a hyperlink to a dedicated session webpage and a link to register for the session. On 
this dedicated session webpage, further details on the session, such as information on speakers and 
a registration link, will be provided. The box below provides an example for how the Opening Plenary 
Session will be listed in the online agenda.  
Session 1: OPENING SESSION  
Day and time: Wednesday , 27 July– 09.00 -10.30  (CET)  
Organizer(s):  WTO 
Dedicated session webpage:  www.wto.org/aidfortrade /XX 
Registration link:  http://wto.zoom.us/[...]  
Short description:   
 
1.9.  Successful virtual session applicants should create a dedicated session webpage and 
registration link for their session.  The session webpage  will be hosted on a website of the 
organizer(s). It will not be hosted on the WTO website. Once created , these links should be 
communicated to the Secretariat for i nsertion into the Global Review  online agenda. An example is 
given below : 
Session: X  
Day and time: e.g. Thursday , 28 July – 10.30-11.30 (CET)  
Title:  
Organizer(s):   
Dedicated session webpage:  [Add page link]  Registration link : [Add registration link]   
Short description:   
 
1.10.  We recommend that the dedicated session webpage and registration link should be 
communicated to the Aid -for-Trade unit  by Friday 17 June  at aft.wto@wto.org . In the event 
that no dedicated session webpage is received, the session may be dropped  from the online agenda.  
1.11.  Please note that  session organizers are responsible for all aspects of the sessions 
they organize . This includes contacting, confirming and managing speakers , the choice of 
video -conferencing platform, troubleshooting connection, video or audio problems during their 
sessions, IT and data security, etc. The attention of session organizers is drawn to ensuring 
geographic and gender balance in speakers.   
1.12.  Successf ul session organizers are encouraged to publicize the Aid -for-Trade Global Review  
and their session(s) through social media and email invitations to their own networks. The WTO will 
publicize the event on the WTO website, through social media and in commun ication with Members. 
Please note that the Twitter hashtags that will be used are: #A4T, #AidforTrade and #WTO. 
Additional hashtags may also be added. Session organizers are invited to use these hashtags in their 
tweets.  
1.13.  If a physical format  for a session  is requested, the Secretariat will work with the session 
organizer to allocate a meeting room and to explore the possibility of hybrid participation and live 
webcasting , if requested .  WT/COMTD/AFT/W/91  
 
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  1.14.  After the Global Review,  brief report s of the session should be communicated to the 
Secretariat shortly after the event.  This report should be submitted using th e form provided in 
this link : https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GR22reports EN. The summary report  of the 20 21 
Aid-for-Trade Stocktaking event provides a good example of the session reporting required. Session 
reports should be submitted before Monday  5 September  2022. 
1.15.  If session organizers record their sessions and place the video on the internet (e.g. on 
YouTube or another video hosting site), a lin k to the video should also be communicated to the 
WTO Secretariat. The video link will be posted on the event webpage on the WTO Aid -for-Trade 
website and YouTube account.  
1.16.  Questions about the event and information note should be addressed to the Secretari at at the 
following email address: aft.wto@wto.org  
 
1.17.  Members , Observers, Observer Organizations and other aid -for-trade stakeholders interested 
in organizing an event during the Global Review are encouraged to collabor ate, and to contact the 
WTO Secretariat to discuss their ideas. The Secretariat will also respond to questions about the 
event. Emails can be sent to aft.wto@ wto.org . 
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  ANNEX  1 
 
AID-FOR-TRADE GLOBAL REVIEW  2022 
EMPOWERING CONNECTED, SUSTAINABLE TRADE  
 
Session Request Form  
The electronic version of this Session Request Form can be accessed at: 
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GR22Side EventsEN . Should you encounter any  technical 
difficulty, the form  can also be returned  in Word or PDF format by emailing  to: aft.wto@wto.org .  
The deadline for submissions is 13 May 2022. Please note that for session organization, preference 
will be given to requests by WTO Members ( with precedence accorded to  collaborative submissions 
made by groups of Members  and in particular LDCs ). 
1. CONTACT INFORMATION OF FOCAL POINT  
(Please provide f ull contact details, i.e. Full Name, Title, Ministry/Organization, Member 
State/Customs Territory, Email Address and Phone number):  
 
 
 
 
2. SESSION TITLE AND THEME  
 
 
 
 
 
3. ABSTRACT ( NO MORE THAN 200 WORDS )  
(Please note that this abstract will be published on the WTO website and in the event programme ): 
 
 
 
 
 
4. PROGRAMME, INCLUDING LIST OF SPEAKERS  
(Potential and/or confirmed):  
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE ORGANIZER (S)  
(e.g. In case of joint proposal by Members, etc.) : 
 
 
 
 
6. ONLINE VIDEO -CONFERENCING SOFTWARE  
(e.g. Zoom, Webex, etc.):  
 
 
 
 
7. ADDITIONAL REMARKS  
(e.g. time zones, scheduling request , preference for physical format ): 
 
 
 
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AID-FOR-TRADE GLOBAL REVIEW 202 2  
EMPOWERING CONNECTED , SUSTAINABLE TRADE  
Outline agenda  
 DAY 1:  
Wednesday, 27 July  DAY 2:  
Thursday, 28 July  DAY 3:  
Friday 29 July  
 
09.00 -10.30   
Opening plenary session   
Plenary session (thematic)   
Other sessions  
 
 
10.30 -11.30   
Other sessions   
Other sessions  
  
 
Closing plenary session  
 
11.30 -13.00   
Plenary session (thematic)  
  
Plenary session (thematic)  
 
 
13.00 -14.00   
Focus session  
  
Focus session   
 
14.00 -15.30   
Other sessions  
  
Other sessions   
 
15.30 -16.30  
  
Other sessions   
Other sessions   
 
16.30 -18.00   
Plenary session (thematic)  
  
Other sessions   
 
Plenary sessions : Hybrid, simultaneous interpretation (E nglish , French and Spanish ) 
Focus sessions : Hybrid (simultaneous interpretation depending on location)  
Other sessions : Virtual format ( unless otherwise requested) , platform of organizer's choice, application proces s, priority given to Members.   
Deadline  for submission of side even t request forms : 13 May  2022  
 
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