WT/COMTD/AFT/W/88  
 
19 October 2021  
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Committee on Trade and Development  
Aid for Trade    
 
2022  GLOBAL REVIEW  
LAUNCH OF THE AID-FOR-TRADE MONITORING EXERCISE  
 
"EMPOWER ING CONNECTED  SUSTAINABLE TRADE"  
JOINT OECD -WTO INFORMATION  NOTE1 
1 INTRODUCTION  
1.1.  This information  note launches  the joint OECD -WTO monitoring and evaluation (M&E)  exercise .  
This exercise  underpin s the WTO's 2022 Global Review of Aid for Trade  on "Empowering Connected 
Sustainable  Trade ". The M&E exercise explore s this theme in detail . Responses to the 
self-assessment formats will be analysed in the "Aid for Trade at a Glance" publication  and inform 
discussion at the 2022 Global Review . 
2 SELF -ASSESSMENT FORMATS  
2.1.  The M&E exercise is a self -assessment exercise. Respondents are invited to complete the 
survey on -line using the electronic survey tool. Electronic links to the survey tools are provided in 
the table, together with electronic links to Word and PDF formats  of each questionnaire .   
Questionnaire  Type  Survey Links  
Partner 
Country  English  Online survey: www.surveymonkey.com/R/PAR22EN  
WT/COMTD/AFT/W/88/Add.1  in Word and PDF format  
 
French  Online survey: www.surveymonkey.com/R/PAR22FR  
WT/COMTD/AFT/W/88/Add.1  in Word and PDF format  
 
Spanish  Online survey: www.surveymonkey.com/R/PAR22ES   
WT/COMTD/AFT/W/88/Add.1  in Word and PDF format  
 
Donor  English  Online survey: www.surveymonkey.com/R/DON22EN  
WT/COMTD/AFT/W/88/Add.3  in Word and PDF format  
 
French  Online survey: www.surveymonkey.com/R/DON22FR  
WT/COMTD/AFT/W/88/Add. 3 in Word and PDF format  
 
Spanish  Online survey: www.surveymonkey.com/R/DON22ES  
WT/COMTD/AFT/W/88/Add. 3 in Word and PDF format 
 
South -South  English  Online survey: www.surveymonkey.com/R/SOU22EN  
WT/COMTD/AFT/W/88/Add.4  in Word and PDF format  
 
French  Online survey: www.surveymonkey.com/R/SOU22FR  
WT/COMTD/AFT/W/88/Add. 4 in Word and PDF format 
 
Spanish  Online survey: www.surveymonkey.com/R/SOU22ES  
WT/COMTD/AFT/W/88/Add. 4 in Word and PDF format  
 
1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariats' own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO.  WT/COMTD/AFT/W/88  
 
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2.2.  Respondents are encouraged to consult the full questionnaire before responding to it . They are 
also encourag ed and to liaise with other relevant government officials to ensure a comprehensive   
reply. Respondents may also find it useful to refer to an issues paper on "Sustainable Trade, Circular 
Economy and Aid for Trade" ( WT/COMTD/AFT/W/87) . 
2.3.  All information collected through the monitoring and evaluation exercise will be made publicly 
available through the website http://www.aid4trade.org . Information collected will be examined and 
an analysis of it published in a joint OECD -WTO publication "Aid for Trade at a Glance 202 2".  
2.4.  A separate questionnaire is also being addressed to Regional Economic Community and 
Transpo rt Corridors. Electronic links to Word and PDF formats of this questionnaire are provided 
below.  
Questionnaire Type  Survey Links  
Regional 
Economic 
Community 
and 
Transport 
Corridors  English  Online survey: www.surveymonkey.com/R/REC22EN  
WT/COMTD/AFT/W/88/Add.2 in Word and PDF format  
 
French  Online survey: www.surveymonkey.com/R/REC22FR  
WT/COMTD/AFT/W/88/Add. 2 in Word and PDF format  
 
Spanish  Online survey: www.surveymonkey.com/R/REC22ES  
WT/COMTD/AFT/W/88/Add. 2 in Word and PDF format  
 
 
2.5.  Members facing difficulties in responding to the questionnaires in the online format may submit 
their responses by email to  aft.monitoring@wto.org .This same address should be used to address 
questions or to seek support from the Aid -for-Trade unit in completing the self -assessment 
questionnaires.  
2.6.  The deadline for the submission of completed monitoring formats is 31 December 2021 .   
3 OUTREACH TO SUPPORT COMPLETION OF THE SELF -ASSESSMENT FORMATS  
3.1.  Outreach activities are being scheduled  to publicize the exercise and to assist respondents to 
complete the self -assessment formats. The follo wing online  training sessions have been 
programmed (all schedules are in Geneva time):  
• 4 November 2021, 15:30 -17:00, Latin America and the Caribbean (in English and Spanish)  
• 9 November 2021, 09:30 -11:00, Africa (in English only)  
• 9 November 2021, 15:00 -16.30, Africa (in French only)  
• 10 November 2021, 9:00 -10.30, Asia ( in English only)  
 
3.2.  A separate communication will be addressed to Members invit ing them to nominate officials to 
participate in the outreach activities and to submit the self -assessment  formats.  
4 MONITORING AND EVALUATION SURVEY THEMES  
4.1.  The self-assessment questionnaires were approved by  the Committee on Trade and 
Development Aid for Trade at its meeting on 8 October 2021. The formats are structured around 
three main themes.  First, the formats  seek to survey Aid -for-Trade needs and priorities, and how 
these may have evolved over time, particularly in light of the COVID -19 pandemic. Second, the 
formats  analys e how environmentally sustainable approaches are being programmed into trade and 
development policies – and how Aid for Trade can support that process . One particular issue 
examined is the interface between sustainable development and economic/export diversification. 
Another dimension explored is the interface between digital conne ctivity and sustainable 
development. Third, the M&E exercise will ask respondents to shed light on how women's economic 
empowerment is being mainstreamed into their trade and development policies.  
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