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WT/BFA/ W/415/Corr.1  
 
5 April 2017  
(17-1871) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration   
 
 2016 ANNUAL REPORT O N DIVERSITY IN THE W TO SECRETARIAT  
Corrigendum 
Page 11 , Paragraph 8.10 should read as follows:  
8.3 Participation in Developing Country  and LDC -Focused Internship Programmes  
8.10. In 2016, 50 interns participated in five developing coun try and LDC focused internship 
programmes4.  The 50 interns represented 45 countries, in which 40 Members were represented 
and five countries in accession negotiations. Of the 50 interns, 48% were from developing 
countries and 52% from LDCs. Annex 12 and C hart 9 below illustrate that in 2016, Africa (50%) 
had the highest level of representation, followed by Asia (38%). The proportion of female interns 
(52%) in these programmes was slightly higher than that of male interns (48%) in 2016, 
contributing towards  an average that is more balanced in terms of female representation.  
Page 25, Annex 7 title should read as follows:  
"APPOINTMENTS BY MEM BER, MEMBER COUNTRY STATUS, AND GENDER ( 1995-2016)"  
Page 26, Annex 8 title should read as follows:  
"APPLICATIONS RECEIVE D BY GENDER FOR POSI TIONS ADVERTISED IN 2016" 
Page 33, Annex 9 title should read as follows:  
"SHORT -LISTED CANDIDATES  BY GENDER  FOR POSITIO NS ADVERTISED IN 201 6" 
Page 40, titles and statistics  in both tables should be as follows:  
NUMBER OF INTERNS BY REGI ON 2005 - 2015 AND 2016  
 WTO Internships  Developing Country and LDC 
Focused Internships*  Total  
 2005 - 2015  2016  2005 - 2015  2016  2005 - 2015  2016  
 Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Africa  88 10.7%  4 4.0%  238 53.7%  25 50.0%  326 25.8%  29 19.5%  
Asia 176 21.5%  32 32.3%  113 25.5%  19 38.0%  289 22.9%  51 34.2%  
Europe  344 42.0%  47 47.5%  3 0.7%  1 2.0%  347 27.5%  48 32.2%  
Latin America  105 12.8%  13 13.1%  69 15.6%  4 8.0%  174 13.8%  17 11.4%  
North America  96 11.7%  3 3.0%  2 0.5%  0 0.0% 98 7.8%  3 2.0% 
Oceania  10 1.2%  0 0.0%  18 4.1%  1 2.0% 28 2.2%  1 0.7% 
Total 819 100.0%  99 100.0%  443 100.0%  50 100.0%  1262 100.0%  149 100.0%  
 
                                                
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4 WTO Accessions Internship Programme, PhD Internship, Netherlands Trainee Programme, French/Irish 
Internship Programme , Regional Coordinator Internships.  Although the YPP launched in 2016, the five 
individuals selected will begin only in January 2017.  WT/BFA/ W/415/Corr.1  
 
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  NUMBER OF INTERNS BY GENDER 2005 - 2015 AND 2016  
 WTO Internships  Developing Country and LDC Focused 
Internships*  Total  
 2005 - 2015  2016  2005 - 2015 2016  2005 - 2015  2016  
 Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Female  450 54.9%  54 54.5%  167 37.7%  26 52.0% 617 48.9%  80 53.7% 
Male 369 45.1%  45 45.5%  276 62.3%  24 48.0% 645 51.1%  69 46.3% 
Total 819 100.0%  99 100.0%  443 100.0%  50 100.0%  1262 100.0%  149 100.0%  
 
* Includes the following:  
- WTO Accessions Internship Programme  
- PhD Internships  
- Netherlands Trainee Programme  
- French/Irish Mission Internship Programme  
- Regional Coordinator Internship  
Page 41, Annex 13 title should read as follows : 
"NUMBER OF INTERNS BY  COUNTRY AND GENDER " 
 
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