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AID FOR TRADE  GLOBAL REVIEW 2017  
 
"PROMOTING TRADE INC LUSIVENESS AND CONNE CTIVITY  
FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVE LOPMENT  " 
 
11 – 13 JULY 2017   
CALL FOR SIDE EVENTS  
 
1  OVERVIEW AND CONTEXT  
1.1.  The Aid for Trade Global Review 2017 will be he ld at the WTO in Geneva from 
11 - 13 July 2017. The theme of the Review is: "Promoting Trade Inclusiveness and Connectivity 
for Sustainable Development ". 
1.2.  The Aid for Trade Global Review 2017 is an opportunity for stakeholders to discuss how 
promoting  trade inclusiveness and  connectivity c an enable the integration of developing countries , 
and in particular least developed countries into global trade, and so contribute to the 2030 Agenda 
for Sustainable Development.  
1.3.  Debate at the Global Review 2017 will be informed  by the results of a joint OECD -WTO 
monitoring and evaluation (M&E) exercise. Th is M&E exercise surveys Aid -for-Trade 
implementation and action to promote connectivity taken by partner countries, bilateral and 
multilateral donors, South -South partners, regional economic communities and transport corridors. 
Results of the M&E exercise will be presented in the next addition of the Aid for T rade "At A 
Glance" publication.  
2  ORGANI ZING A SIDE EVENT  
2.1.  Members, observers, intergovernmental organizations, business groups, civil society and 
academia are invited to submit requests to hold side events. Approximately 32 slots for side 
events will be available over the course of the three days. Interested parties are requested to 
provide an outline for their side events, including suggested speakers and proposed theme, by 
completing a Side Event Request Form (Annex 1) which should be submitted by e -mail to 
aft.wto@wto.org  by 30 April  2017 . 
2.2.  Side event organizers are responsible for all logistical, financial, cater ing and reporting 
arrangements and obligations, including with regard to registration of participants, arising from 
their side events. Limited video conference facilities are available in some meeting rooms, as 
required. These facilities are provided at no  cost to the organizers of side events.  
2.3.  Please note that the WTO Secretariat is not in a position to provide interpretation for side 
events.  
2.4.  Every effort will be made to accommodate requests for side events. If, however, not all the 
requests received can be accommodated, priority will be given to requests made by (a) Groupings 
of Members (b) Individual Members (c) Other requests. Those requests that address most closely 
the theme of the Aid for Trade Global Review 2017, " Promoting Trade Inclusiveness and  
Connectivity  for Sustainable Development " will also be given higher priority.  WT/INF/211  
 
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3  SIDE EVENT REGISTRAT ION 
3.1.  All participants at side events must be registered online through the WTO website prior to the 
Aid for Trade Global Review 2017. Registration can be comp leted at the following web address as 
of 16  April  2017 : https://www.wto.org/gr2017 . Further details, including on how to register for 
the side events, will be communicated in due course at this web address.  
4  AID F OR TRADE  GLOBAL  REVIEW 2017 PROGRAMM E 
4.1.  A draft programme and updates, including information on participants and side events, will 
be periodically posted on the WTO website at the following address: https://www.wto.o rg/gr2017 . 
4.2.  Details of how to register attendance at the Aid for Trade Global Review 2017 will also be 
circulated via the WTO website in due course.  
5  SOCIAL MEDIA  
5.1.  The Aid for Trade Global Review 2017 will be featured on social media. The WTO Facebook 
page w ill be used to post information and host debates during the Review. Live Facebook events 
will take place all through the event.  
5.2.  The event will also be profiled on Twitter. The hashtags for the event are: #aid4trade and 
#connectivity . 
6  FURTHER INFORMATION  
6.1.  All enquiries and questions regarding the Aid for Trade Global Review 2017 should be 
addressed by e -mail to aft.wto@wto.org . 
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ANNEX 1  
SIDE EVENT REQUEST F ORM  
AID FOR TRADE GLOBAL  REVIEW 2017  
 
"PROMOTIN G TRADE INCLUSIVENESS AND CONNECTIVITY   
FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVE LOPMENT " 
 
11 – 13 JULY 2017  
 
This form should be completed and returned to the WTO by e -mail only – aft.wto@wto.org  – by 
NO LATER THAN SUNDAY, 30 APRIL 2017 .  
 
TITLE AND THEME OF SIDE EVENT:  
 
 
 
 
 
ABSTRACT ( NO MORE THAN 200 WORDS ) - please note that this abstract will be 
published on the WTO website and in the Global Review programme:  
 
 
 
 
 
PROGRAMME, INC LUDING LIST OF SPEAKERS (potential and/or confirmed):  
 
 
 
 
 
 
DETAILS ABOUT THE ORGANIZER:  
 
 
 
 
 
INTERPRETATION REQUIREMENTS (at organizer's expense):  
 
 
 
 
 
CATERING REQUIREMENTS (at organizer's expense):  
 
 
 
 
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