WT/COMTD/AFT/W/62  
 
27 July 2016  
(16-3970)  Page: 1/3  
Committee on Trade and Development 
Aid for Trade    
 
   
LAUNCH OF THE  
AID-FOR-TRADE MONITORING EXERCISE 
 
JOINT COMMUNICATION BY THE WTO AND OECD SECRETARIATS 
SIXTH GLOBAL REVIEW OF AID FOR TRADE  
PROMOTING CONNECTIVITY 
 
 
The Sixth Global Review of Aid for Trade, "Promoting Connectivity", will be held at WTO in mid-2017.  
 
Attached is a letter signed by WTO Director-General, Roberto Azevêdo, and OECD Secretary-General, Angel Gurría, launching the Aid-for-Trade monitoring exercise. It is requested 
that Delegations transmit the joint letter and the monitoring formats to their national authorities.   
 Underpinning the Sixth Global Review is a moni toring exercise. This exercise is based on 
self-assessment questionnaires and a call for case stories. Previous monitoring exercises have 
enjoyed high rates of participation. You are encouraged to contribute to the success of the Sixth 
Global Review event by participating actively in this monitoring exercise. A background document explaining the monitoring exercise has been issued in document WT/COMTD/AFT/W/63.   
 
The monitoring exercise for the Sixth Global Review is being undertaken using online, electronic formats. Delegations are requested to circulate the electronic formats to their national authorities 
and national private sector associations. Each monitoring format is also being circulated in PDF 
format. Links to these documents are included in annex to the joint letter. This information is also available at: http://www.wto.org/aftmonitoring.  
Please note that the deadline for submission of completed questionnaires and case stories is 
31 October 2016 .  WT/COMTD/AFT/W/62 
 
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27 July 2016 
SIXTH GLOBAL REVIEW OF AID FOR TRADE:  
PROMOTING CONNECTIVITY 
 
Your Excellencies,  The Sixth Global Review of Aid for Trade will take place in mid-2017. Underpinning the Review is a 
monitoring and evaluation (M&E) ex ercise. The aim of the M&E exerci se is to survey: Aid-for-Trade 
priorities and how these have changed since the last monitoring exercise; the status of Trade Facilitation Agreement implementation and su pport; engagement in, and support to the 
development of e-commerce; and infrastructure investment, the development of related services 
markets and related investment climate reforms.    
One cross-cutting theme that will be examined by  the M&E exercise is how Aid-for-Trade support 
is contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, notably the targets on poverty eradication and women's economic empowerment.  
To collect this information, self-assessment questionnaires and requests for case stories are being 
circulated to donors (bilateral and multilateral agencies), regional economic communities, South-South partners and developing and least developed countries. In addition, a call for case stories is 
being circulated to the private sector, academia and NGOs.   
Responses to the questionnaires and information provided in the case stories will be analysed and 
conclusions drawn in a joint publication by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and 
Development (OECD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO): "Aid for Trade at a Glance: 
Promoting Connectivity". The publication will be launched at the Sixth Global Review of Aid for 
Trade. The Global Review event is influential in galvanizing support and directing strategies to help developing countries derive the maximum development benefit from trade.    
 
We ask that you please complete the relevant monitoring questionnaire and submit it by 31 October 2016 . We thank you in advance for your contribution. 
 
 
   
 
 
 
Roberto Azevêdo    Angel Gurría 
Director-General    Secretary-General W T O       O E C D  
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  MONITORING FORMATS 
 Links to the background document, electronic questionnaires and PDF formats:  
Background document explaini ng the monitoring exercise: 
 
English: WT/COMTD/AFT/W/63 
French: WT/COMTD/AFT/W/63 
Spanish: WT/COMTD/AFT/W/63  Partner Country Questionnaire  
 English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PAR TNER_COUNTRY_QUESTIONNAIRE_2017  
French: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QUE STIONNAIRE_PAYS_P ARTENAIRE_2017  
Spanish: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/C UESTIONARIO_PAIS_ASOCIADOS_2017  
 
PDF format: WT/COMTD/AFT/W/64 
 
Regional Economic Community/Transport Corridor Questionnaire  
 English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r  /REC-TC_QUESTIONNAIRE_2017  
French: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r  /QUESTIONNAIRE_CER-CT_2017  
Spanish: https://www.surveymonkey.com /r/CUESTIONARIO_CER-CT_2017  
 
PDF format: WT/COMTD/AFT/W/65 
 Donor Questionnaire  
 English: https://www.surveymonkey.com /r/DONOR_QUESTIONNAIRE_2017   
French: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r /QUESTIONNAIRE_DONATEUR_2017  
Spanish: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r /CUESTIONARIO_DONANTE_2017  
 
PDF format: WT/COMTD/AFT/W/66  
South-South Partner Questionnaire  
 
English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S OUTH_SOUTH_QUE STIONNAIRE_2017  
French: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QUESTIONNAIRE_SUD-SUD_2017  
Spanish: https://www.surveymonkey.com /r/CUESTIONARIO_SUR-SUR_2017  
 
PDF format: WT/COMTD/AFT/W/67 
 
Case Story Template  
 
English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CASE_STORY_2017  
French: https://www.surveymonkey.c om/r/CAS_EXPERIENCE_2017  
Spanish: https://www.surveymonkey.c om/r/CASO_EXPERIENCIA_2017  
 
PDF format: WT/COMTD/AFT/W/68   
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