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Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration    
 
 2016  ANNUAL REPORT ON DIV ERSITY IN THE WTO SE CRETARIAT  
1  INTRODUCTION  
1.1.  This document presents the Annual Report on Diversity in the WTO Secretariat for the 
year 2016. It is the eighth  Annual Report on Diversity prepared by the Secretariat.1 
1.2.  Like the previous reports, the 2016 Annual Report provides detailed data on the current 
composition of WTO staff on the basis of WTO Membership and gender, as well as the evolution of 
staff diversity  by country status and region  since 1995,  with a particular focus on 2016 . Include d 
are trends in staff turnover and composition of staff D irector -level and above since 1995. Data on 
staff recruitment  and gender balance is incorporated , including statistics on applications received, 
candidates interviewed, and number of appointme nts. Data on  Member  representation in the 
various internship programmes is also included.  
1.3.  Moreover, the Secretariat includes an update in this report  continuing to  illustrate  positive 
trends  on diversity and reinforce s the importance of taking  forward meas ures assisting to improve 
the diversity  of the Secretariat as  first presented to the Committee on Budget, Finance and 
Administration in May 2010.  
2  UPDATE ON THE SECRET ARIAT'S ACTIONS TO C ONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE DIVERSITY  
2.1.  The Se cretariat continues to  outline the progress  made  on diversity based on the response to 
measures proposed in a Joint Statement by Brazil, China, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Pakistan and 
South Africa.2 The k ey commitments are to increase awareness of the principles of merit and 
diversity in the W TO recruitment process and to strengthen outreach activities with the aim of 
increasing the pool of highly qualified applicants from the full Membership of the WTO.  
2.2.  The Secretariat's commitment to merit and diversity, in line with the WTO Staff Regulations , 
is being  highlighted in vacancy notices as follows:  
"The recruitment policy of the WTO shall be to seek to attract and retain staff members offering 
the highest standards of competence, efficiency and integrity. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, 
the WT O gives full regard to merit and diversity. " 
 
A short text on merit and diversity in WTO's recruitment policy has also been included in previous  
WTO Annual Reports.  
 
3  WTO RECRUITMENT POLI CY AND PROCESS  
3.1.  Recruitment in the Secretariat continues to be firmly b ased on the principles set out in Staff 
Regulation 3.1, which states the following:  
"The recruitment policy of the WTO shall be to seek to attract and retain staff members offering 
the highest standards of compete nce, efficiency and integrity. It shall be based on the principle of 
                                                
1 The previous  Annual Reports on Diversity in the WTO Secretariat were provided on 1 March 2010 
(WT/BFA/W/195), 28 February 2011 (WT/BFA/W/227), 27 April 2012 (WT/BFA/W/266) , 15 May 2013 
(WT/BFA/W/292 ), 11 April 2014 (WT/ BFA/W/323), 16 March 2015 (WT/BFA/W/354)  and 4 April 2016 
(WT/BFA/W/387 ). 
2 WT/BFA/W/204 of 17 May 2010.  WT/BFA/W/415  
 
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  equal opportunity for all, regardless of gender, nationality, race or religion, with the objective of 
ensuring the broadest possible diversification of the Secretariat."  
 
3.2.  Positions are now systematically advertised through social media outlets such as Twitter, 
LinkedIn, and Facebook in order to assist with attracting a broad er pool of qualified candidates . As 
a result of these increased efforts in disseminating our vacancy notices (VNs), the number of total 
applications increased b y 33.6%  in 2016 in relation to the applications received in 2015.  More 
information on recruitment activity is described  under Section 6 "Applications for WTO Vacancy 
Notices".  
3.3.  The Young Professionals Programme (YPP) , a new internship programme  established  in 2016,  
is part of the Secretariat's efforts to broaden diversity and increas e the number of professionals 
from unrepresented Members  from developing and least -developed countries (LDCs). The 
programme also aims to widen the pool of professionals who can later become more competitive 
with res pect to future recruitment , especially at junior professional grade levels,  at the WTO. 
Details on this programme can be found under Section 8 "Internship Programmes" as well as in 
Annex 11.   
4  TURNOVER IN RELATION  TO DI VERSITY  
4.1.  Overall turnover of staff in the WTO has been  traditionally low as illustrated in Chart 1.  From 
2001 to 2009, the average annual t urnover was 4.4%.  Effective 1 January 2010,  the extension of 
the retirement age increased from 62 to 65. This had an i nitial affect in turnover , lowering the 
average  in the few years following this change. More recently since 2013, the average turnover 
increased to 5.5% and continues to be mainly  attributed to the number of retirements taken.  
Turnover is expected  to remai n at higher rates  in the next few years amongst professional staff 
due to the number of anticipated retirements.  
4.2.  Furthermore, Chart 2 illustrates turnover  percentages by occupational grouping since 2007. 
Overall, the trend highlights that turnover has generally  been higher for professional staff. This 
trend is continued i n 2016, with a turnover of 3.9% for professional staff and 2.4% for support 
staff. 
Chart 1 WTO Staff T urnover from 2001 to 2016  
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2.8%4.0%5.5%
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2.4%3.2%3.7%5.5%
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6.3%
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  Chart 2 WTO Staff Turnover by Occ upational Grouping from 2007 to 2016  
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Professional 2.4% 2.6% 1.4% 1.5% 1.8% 2.4% 3.7% 2.7% 2.7% 3.9%
Support 2.3% 1.8% 2.1% 0.9% 1.5% 1.3% 1.8% 0.9% 4.1% 2.4%0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.5%3.0%3.5%4.0%4.5%
 
 
 
5  WTO STAFF BY MEMBER  
5.1.  Although an increase in r ecruitment activity  can be observed in the last few years, c hanges in 
the composition of WTO staff are not significant from one year to the next , and longer -term trends 
should  be observed. Like in the previous annual reports on diversity, t he staffing data 
(Annexes  1 to 5 and 7 to 9 ) has been separated into three main categories: (i) all staff, (ii) 
professional staff and (iii)  professional staff excluding linguistic staff . This categorization allows to 
account for the fact that a large percentage of support staff are hired in the local area and that 
staff in the language area (translators, interpreters) are often drawn from Members with one of 
WTO's three official language s – English, French and Spanish .  
5.2.  In 201 6, the number of nationalities  represented in the Secretariat totals  82 (Annex 1 ). In 
terms of gender balance, women have more diverse nationalities (64) than men (58). Since 2015, 
there was an increase of one in the  number of Members represented  with the addition of the 
Czech  Republic while Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, and Albania are no longer represented due to three 
separations. Liberia and Afghanistan became Members of the Secretariat in 2016, taking the total 
WTO Mem bership to 164 countries.  
5.3.  Looking further at non-linguistic professional staff, there are 78 Members represented  (see 
Annex 3) . With the exception of France (as along with Switzerland is part of the local employment 
market from which many qualified candida tes apply for technical or linguistic positions) , the United 
States of America ha s the next highest share  of staff  (7%). The highest amount of female  
professionals (3.3%) is from the United States of America, while  Canada and Germany represent  
the Members with the highest amount  of male professionals  (3.9%) . 
5.4.  As shown in Chart 3, t he share of professional staff repr esented b y developing and LDCs  
increased from 21.6 % in January 1995 to 35.2 % in December 2016  (further percentages shown in 
Annex 4) . Men have generally outnumbered women in all three categories of developed, 
developing and least -developed countries. Although more specifically, t he proportion of men from 
developed countries has continued to decrease (from 54.4% in 1995 to 35.1% in 201 6), and the 
percentage of female staff members has continued to increase, especially from developing 
countries (7% in 1995 to 13.1% in 2016).  WT/BFA/W/415  
 
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  Chart 3 WTO Professional Staff by Member Country Status  and Gender  
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Jan-95 Dec-05 Dec-16LDCs
Female
Male
7.0%8.5%13.1%14.6%17.3% 17.1%
0.0%2.0%4.0%6.0%8.0%10.0%12.0%14.0%16.0%18.0%20.0%
Jan-95 Dec-05 Dec-16Developing
Female
Male
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Jan-95 Dec-05 Dec-16Developed
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5.5.  Chart 4 illustrates that Europe continues to have the high est proportion  of professional staff  
(51.5% ) for both males and females . However, the proportion of male professionals from Europe 
has significantly decreased, from 38.6% to 26%, while the proportion has increased for females, 
from 16.4% to 25.5%. Since 19 95, representation of female professionals from Africa has risen 
from 0 to 4%. For those from Asia, it has risen from 2.9% to 6.4%.  
5.6.  In contrast, female professionals from Latin America and Oceania have the lowest proportion 
of professional staff. Their re presentation has decreased over the years. In the case of Latin 
America, the proportion decreased from 4.1% to 3.2%. In the case of Oceania, the proportion 
decreased from 1.2% to 0.5%. Annex 5 provides further percentages illustrating representation by 
region among total WTO staff as well as professional staff.  
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  Chart 4 WTO Professional Staff by Region and Gender  
1.2%
0.3%0.5%4.1%
2.9%
1.7%
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.5%3.0%3.5%4.0%4.5%
01.01.1995 31.12.2005 31.12.2016Oceania
Female
Male
6.4%7.0%
5%11.1%
8.8%8.2%
0.0%2.0%4.0%6.0%8.0%10.0%12.0%
01.01.1995 31.12.2005 31.12.2016North America
Female
Male
4.1%
2.3%3.2%5.8%7.0%
6.2%
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%5.0%6.0%7.0%8.0%
01.01.1995 31.12.2005 31.12.2016Latin America
Female
Male
16.4%22.3%25.5%38.6%
31.1%
26%
0.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%30.0%35.0%40.0%45.0%
01.01.1995 31.12.2005 31.12.2016Europe
Female
Male
2.6%4%
1.8%4.7%5.7%
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%5.0%6.0%
01.01.1995 31.12.2005 31.12.2016Africa
Female
Male
2.9%4.1%6.4%7.6%
6.7%7.7%
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%5.0%6.0%7.0%8.0%9.0%
01.01.1995 31.12.2005 31.12.2016Asia
Female
Male
 
 
 
5.7.  As of 31 December 201 6, the Secretariat had a total of 2 8 staff members at Director -level 
and above, shown in Table 1 . This comprises the Dir ector-General, De puty Director s-General , 
Chef de Cabinet,  Head of Office of Internal Oversight, Directors  and interim Directors (Officer in 
Charge)3.  In addition to the se 28, a recruitment  process is still ongoing to fill three positions at 
Director -level. The Secretariat has sought to ensu re as much gender balance as possible during 
this process.   
5.8.  Referring to regional distribution  shown in Annex 6  for Director -level and above positions , 
both Africa and Latin America have the strongest representation at 21.4%. In comparison to 2015 , 
increased representation can be observed for Latin America (from 19.2 % to 21.4 %) and As ia 
(from 15.4%  to 17.9% ). 
 
 
 
                                                
3 While there were 3 female staff members at Grade 11 in December 2016, there were 2 additional 
female staff members at Grade 10 acting as "Officer in Charge" for their respective divisions due to one  female 
Director separation in the 3rd quarter of 2016 and one male Director having left on Special Leave without Pay 
(who is included in the Grade 11 figure in Chart 6).  WT/BFA/W/415  
 
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  Table 1 Director -level and above, by grade and gender  
Grade  Female  Male  Total  Nbr 
DG - 0.0%  1 3.6%  1 3.6%  
DDG - 0.0%  4 14.3%  4 14.3%  
12 - 0.0%  4 14.3%  4 14.3%  
11 3 10.7%  13 46.4%  16 57.1%  
10 2 7.1%  1 3.6%  3 10.7%  
Total  5 17.9%  23 82.1%  28 100.0%  
  
6  APPLICATIONS FOR WTO  VACANCY NOTICES  
6.1.  The data on the number of applications, shown in Annex 8 , has limited value  as all applicants 
included do not take into account the extent to which candidates meet the minimum requirements 
of a position.  It also encompasses applications received from candidates that may have applied for 
several positions, as well as from vacancy notices that have been reissued. What can be accurately 
assessed  is the general interest in working for the WTO.  Since  the implementation of the 
E-recruitment system in 2009  and increased presence in social media , the number of applications 
received has in creased significantly . Candidate s can also apply for as many positions as he/she 
wishes by simply clicking on the vacancy notice(s).   
6.2.  In 201 6, the S ecretariat received a total of 7 ,570 applications in response to 73 vacancy 
notices  (VNs).  This is a signifi cant increase in recruitment activity from 2015, in which a total of 
5,667 applications was received in response to 62 VNs. Forty of the 73  VNs were advertised 
externally while 33 VNs were internally advertised. From the 45 professional positions advertise d, 
the Secretariat received 5,393  applications . 
6.3.  Table 2 further shows that for the professional positions advertised, the proportion of 
applications received by men (58.6%) outweighed those from women (41.4%). The percentage of 
applications received by men  is significantly higher than those by women for every grade, with the 
exception o f Grade 9 (men 45% to women 55%). For director positions (Grade 11) advertised in 
2016, approximately 77% of applications were from men.  
Table 2 Applications received for al l vacancy notices  
Grade  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total Nbr  
Professional  2234  41.4%  3159  58.6%  5393  
11 128 23.3%  422 76.7%  550 
10 115 34.5%  218 65.5%  333 
9 220 54.9%  181 45.1%  401 
8 62 33.7%  122 66.3%  184 
7 772 48.6%  815 51.4%  1587 
6 937 40.1%  1401 59.9%  2338 
Support  1343  61.7%  834 38.3%  2177  
7 2 100.0%  - 0.0%  2 
6 15 78.9%  4 21.1%  19 
5 381 51.5%  359 48.5%  740 
4 519 64.2%  290 35.8%  809 
3 426 70.2%  181 29.8%  607 
Total  3577  47.3%  3993  52.7%  7570  
  
6.4.  Not including France, the highest number o f applications received  was from India for all three 
main categories: (1) all VNs (2) professional VNs and (3) non -linguistic professional VNs.  In the 
applications received for professional positions excluding linguistic staff, France had the  second 
highes t number of applicants , followed by the United States of America, Spain and Brazil . Among 
African  Members, the highest number of applications received was from Kenya, increasing from 
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  6.5.  The number of short -listed candidat es gives a better indication of the number of qualifie d 
applicants from each Member  country  (Annex 9 ). Given the generally low turnover of the WTO , 
and the fact that it is not uncommon for one highly qualified candidate to be short -listed for 
several vacan cies, there is a certain level of variability in the data.  A short -list has also not yet 
been determined for one vacancy at the professional level, as it was issued only in the 4th quarter 
of 2016.   
6.6.  In terms of the candidates short -listed for non-linguisti c professional positions advertised in 
2016, the United States of America  represented the Member with the highest number of short -
listed candidates ( 8.1%). This is followed by Italy (6.6%), France and India (6.2%), and Canada 
(4.7%). Table 3  further shows the short -listed candid ates by grade level and gender.  
Table 3 Short -listed candidates for all vacancy notices  
Grade  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total Nbr  
Professional  93 41.5%  131 58.5%  224 
11 14 30.4%  32 69.6%  46 
10 10 45.5%  12 54.5%  22 
9 12 70.6% 5 29.4%  17 
8 9 34.6%  17 65.4%  26 
7 25 51.0%  24 49.0%  49 
6 23 35.9%  41 64.1%  64 
Support  67 80.7%  16 19.3%  83 
7 2 100.0%   - 0.0%  2 
6 13 86.7%  2 13.3%  15 
5 21 60.0%  14 40.0%  35 
4 19 100.0%  - 0.0%  19 
3 12 100.0%   - 0.0%  12 
Total  160 52.1%  147 47.9%  307 
  
6.7.  In 2016, the Secretariat appointed 34 staff members . Among  these, 17 professionals were 
recruited, in which  14 were at the junior professional level. Of all appointments in 2016, 5 were 
from developing countries ( see Annex 7). Amongst non -linguisti c professional staff , the percentage 
appointed  from developing countries and LDCs in 2016 was 31.3%. However, when looking  at the 
general trend of all newly appointed staff since 1995, the percentage is shown to steadily increase  
over time (from an average  of 25.5% between 1995 and 1999 to 46.2% in 2015 ).  
6.8.  The number of appointments for professional positions in 2016 (shown in Table 4) is 
relatively equally divided between men and women in contrast to the applications received. For 
example, while approximat ely 60% of men applied for Grade 6 professional positions  (see 
Table  2), over half of the staff members appointed at this grade were women (62.5%, see Table 
4). 
Table 4 Staff Appointments in 2016  
Grade  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total Nbr  
Professiona l 8 47.1%  9 52.9%  17 
10   0.0%  1 100.0%  1 
9   0.0%  1 100.0%  1 
8 1 100.0%    0.0%  1 
7 2 33.3%  4 66.7%  6 
6 5 62.5%  3 37.5%  8 
Support  13 76.5%  4 23.5%  17 
5 2 50.0%  2 50.0%  4 
4 6 75.0%  2 25.0%  8 
3 5 100.0%    0.0%  5 
Total  21 61.8%  13 38.2%  34 
 
7  GENDER BALANCE  
7.1.  Women currently represent approximately 54% of staff in t he organization (see 
Annex  1 to 3), outnumber ing men at the WTO by 357 to 309. Among professional staff, men 
outnumber women by 224 to 180. In terms of total staff in 2016, 60.7% are in profe ssional 
grades . Out of the professional staff population, female representation went from 31% in 1995 to WT/BFA/W/415  
 
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  nearly 45% in 2016  (see Annex 10) . Furthermore, data in Chart  5 shows that the percentage 
increase in representation at the professional level has been  significantly higher for women 
(14.3%) than for men (5.2%). Of the support staff population in 2016, 67.6% are women whereas 
32.4% are men. In 1995, these percentages wer e 72.2% and 27.8% respectively.  
Chart 5 Percentage of WTO Staff by Occupational Group ing and Gender  
Support Men, 16.3%Support Men, 14.4%Support Men, 12.8%Support Women, 
42.5%
Support Women, 
30.5% Support Women, 
26.6%Professional Men, 
28.4%
Professional Men, 
33.8%
Professional Men, 
33.6%Professional Women , 
12.7%Professional Women, 
21.3% Professional Women, 
27.0%
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7.2.  Chart 6  shows that while there was no female representation at Grade 11 or above in 1995, 
this had risen to three in December 2016. There has also been notable improvement over the last 
20 years in the representation of female professiona ls specifically at Grade 9. In 1995, the number 
of female professionals in Grade 9 increased from 37% in 1995 to 51% in 2016. While gender 
balance continues to gradually improve, women continue to be underrepresented overall in senior 
management positions.  
7.3.  Gender equality is also an integral part of the WTO's mediation policy. In addition to Legal 
Counsel and Office of Internal Oversight, the Secretariat appointed one internal and one external 
mediator (both female) in order to provide additional forms of i nformal resolution of disputes in 
the WTO.  WT/BFA/W/415  
 
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  Chart 6  WTO  Professional  Staff by Grade  and Gender  
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8  INTERNSHIP  PROGRAMMES    
8.1.  The WTO currently has seven  internship programmes:   
a. WTO Internship Programme  
b. Young Professionals Programme  
c. WTO Accessions Internship P rogramme  
d. PhD Internship  
e. Netherlands Trainee Programme  
f. French/Iri sh Mission Internship Programme  
g. Regional Coordinator Internships  
8.2.  The WTO Internship Programme is designed for post -graduate university students from 
WTO Members and countries as well as custom s territories engaged in accession negotiations who 
wish to gain practical experience and deeper knowledge of the multilateral trading system.  
8.3.  In the latter half of 2016, the Secretariat introduced the  Young Professionals Programme . It 
was created to incre ase the number of professionals in the Secretariat from developing and LDCs 
with no representation. A vacancy notice was published in 2016 and 848 applications  were 
received. Five young professionals from four unrepresented countries were selected and will work 
in various divisions starting in January 2017.  
8.4.  On 14 July 2011, The People's Republic  of China and the WTO signed a Memorandum of 
Understanding concerning the WTO Accessions Internship Programme, which the WTO 
implemented in 2012.  The aim is to stren gthen LDC participation in the WTO and assist acceding 
LDCs in joining the WTO.  WT/BFA/W/415  
 
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  8.5.  The other four programmes : PhD Interns,  Netherlands Trainee Programme, French/Irish 
Mission Internship Programme , and Regional Coordinator Internships,  focus on building susta inable 
capacity in LDCs and developing  countries by providing officials and students from these countries 
with an opportunity to directly participate in WTO's work in Geneva.  
8.6.  Interns are selected on the basis of merit, qualifications and expertise.  Annex 1 1 provides 
further details on the above programmes, including each programme's purpose, eligibility and 
duration.  
8.1  Overall Participation  in Internship P rogrammes  
8.7.  In 201 6, the data relating to the WTO Internship Programmes illustrates  a high number of 
partic ipants and broad diversity (Annex  12 and 13 ), with 149 interns from 79 countries that 
participated in six  programmes. The 79 countries are composed of 7 4 WTO Members and five 
countr ies in accession negotiations. Out of the 149 interns, 68.4% were from deve loping and 
LDCs. Chart 7 below illustrates that  Asia (34.2%), surpassing Europe,  has the highest level of 
repres entation, follow ed by Europe  (32.2%), Africa (19.5%), Latin America ( 11.4%), and 
North  America  (2%). Further  illustrated in Annex 13 , China  is shown to have the highest level of 
representation  at 8.1%, followed by  India (6.7%). 
Chart 7 Total Number of Internships by Region from  2014 to 2016  
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8.2  Participation in WTO In ternship Programme  
8.8.  In 201 6, 99 interns participated in the WTO Internship Progra mme, representing 40 
Members . Out of these 99  interns recruited in 201 6, 52.5% were from developing  and LDCs.  
8.9.  Annex 12  along with Chart 8 below show that Europe ( 47.5%) had  the highest level of 
representation, followed by Asia  (32.3%), Latin America ( 13.1%), Africa (4%) and North America 
(3%). In 2016, the proportion of female  interns was higher than that of male interns in the WTO 
Internship Programme ( 54.5% and 45.5% respectively).  WT/BFA/W/415  
 
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  Chart 8 WTO Internship Programme by Re gion from  2014  to 2016  
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8.3  Particip ation in Developing Country and LDC -Focused Internship Programmes  
8.10.   In 201 5, 50 interns participated in five developing country and LDC -focused internship 
programmes.4 The 50 interns represented 4 5 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 Chart 9 below illustrate t hat in 201 6, Africa ( 50%) 
had the highest level of representation, followed by Asia ( 38%). Although the  propor tion of male 
interns ( 52%) in these programmes  was slightly higher than that of female interns ( 48%) in 2016 , 
there is still a gender balance  improvement  in comparison to the avera ge percentages from 2005 
to 2015 .  
Chart 9 Developing Countries/LD Cs Interns hips by Region from 2014 to 2016  
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4 WTO Accessions Internship Programme, PhD Internship, Netherlands Trainee Programme,  French/Irish 
Internship Programme , Regional Coordinator Internships.  Although t he YPP launched in 2016 , the five 
individuals selected will begin only in January 2017.  WT/BFA/W/415  
 
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  LIST OF ANNEXES  
Annex 1:  Total WTO S taff by Member  
Annex 2:  WTO Professional Staff by Member  
Annex 3:  WTO Professional Staff by Member  (Linguistic Staff Excluded)  
Annex 4:  WTO Staff by Member Country Status  
Annex 5:  WTO Staff by Region  
Annex 6 : Director -level and above  by Mem ber, Country Status, Region, Gender  and 
Grade  
Annex 7 : Appointments  by Member,  Memb er Country Status , and Gender  (1995 – 2016)  
Annex 8 : Applications Received by Gender for Positio ns Advertised in 20 16 
Annex 9 : Short -listed Candidates by Gender for Positio ns Advertised in 2016  
Annex 10 :  WTO Professional and Support Staff by Gender  
Annex 11 :  Description of Internship Programmes  
Annex 12 :  Number of Internships by Programme, Country Status, Region and  Gender   
Annex 13 :  Number of Interns  by Country  and Gender  
 
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  ANNEX  1 
TOTAL WTO STAFF BY M EMBER  
 01 JANUARY 1995    31 DECEMBER 2005  
  Member  Nbr %   Member  Nbr % 
1 France  109 26.2%   1 France  167 27.0% 
2 United Kingd om 62 14.9%   2 United Kingdom  77 12.4% 
3 Switzerland  38 9.1%   3 Spain  45 7.3% 
4 Spain  26 6.3%   4 Switzerland  39 6.3% 
5 United States of America  18 4.3%   5 Canada  28 4.5% 
6 Canada  16 3.8%   5 United States of America  28 4.5% 
7 Ireland  13 3.1%   7 Germany  16 2.6% 
7 Italy 13 3.1%   8 Italy 12 1.9% 
9 Germany  9 2.2%   9 India 11 1.8% 
9 India 9 2.2%   9 Ireland  11 1.8% 
11 Argentina  8 1.9%   11 Australia  10 1.6% 
12 Uruguay  7 1.7%   12 China  8 1.3% 
13 Australia  5 1.2%   12 Philippines  8 1.3% 
13 Brazil 5 1.2%   14 Chile 7 1.1% 
13 Chile 5 1.2%   14 Colombia  7 1.1% 
13 Greece  5 1.2%   14 Peru 7 1.1% 
13 Netherlands  5 1.2%   14 Uruguay  7 1.1% 
13 Peru 5 1.2%   18 Argentina  6 1.0% 
13 Sri Lanka  5 1.2%   18 Austria  6 1.0% 
13 Sweden  5 1.2%   18 Belgium  6 1.0% 
21 New Zealand  4 1.0%   18 Netherlands  6 1.0% 
22 Austria  3 0.7%   22 Brazil  5 0.8% 
22 Colombia  3 0.7%   22 Egypt  5 0.8% 
22 Norway  3 0.7%   22 Mexico  5 0.8% 
22 Philippines  3 0.7%   22 New Zealand  5 0.8% 
22 Poland  3 0.7%   22 Poland  5 0.8% 
27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  2 0.5%   22 Tunisia  5 0.8% 
27 Egypt  2 0.5%   28 Finland  4 0.6% 
27 Japan  2 0.5%   28 Greece  4 0.6% 
27 Mexico  2 0.5%   28 Japan  4 0.6% 
27 Portugal  2 0.5%   28 Sri Lanka  4 0.6% 
27 Turkey  2 0.5%   28 Sweden  4 0.6% 
33 Belgium  1 0.2%   28 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  4 0.6% 
33 Benin  1 0.2%   34 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  3 0.5% 
33 Cuba 1 0.2%   34 Malaysia  3 0.5% 
33 Czech Republic  1 0.2%   34 Turkey  3 0.5% 
33 Finland  1 0.2%   37 Costa Rica  2 0.3% 
33 Ghana  1 0.2%   37 Cuba 2 0.3% 
33 Honduras  1 0.2%   37 Denmark  2 0.3% 
33 Hong Kong, China  1 0.2%   37 Ghana  2 0.3% 
33 Hungary  1 0.2%   37 Korea, Republic of  2 0.3% 
33 Malaysia  1 0.2%   37 Mauritius  2 0.3% 
33 Morocco  1 0.2%   37 Morocco  2 0.3% 
33 Pakistan  1 0.2%   37 Norway  2 0.3% 
33 Romania  1 0.2%   37 Portugal  2 0.3% 
33 Senegal  1 0.2%   37 Romania  2 0.3% 
33 Thailand  1 0.2%   37 Rwanda  2 0.3% 
33 Tunisia  1 0.2%   37 Thailand  2 0.3% 
33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  1 0.2%   37 Zimbabwe  2 0.3% 
  Total 416 100.0%   50 Bangladesh  1 0.2% 
      50 Benin  1 0.2% 
      50 Bulgaria  1 0.2% 
      50 Côte d'Ivoire  1 0.2% 
      50 Democratic Republic of the  Congo  1 0.2% 
      50 Ecuador  1 0.2% 
      50 Estonia  1 0.2% 
      50 Honduras  1 0.2% 
      50 Hong Kong, Ch ina 1 0.2% 
      50 Hungary  1 0.2% 
      50 Lesotho  1 0.2% 
      50 Malawi  1 0.2% 
      50 Nigeria  1 0.2% 
      50 Pakistan  1 0.2% 
      50 Senegal  1 0.2% 
      50 Slovenia  1 0.2% 
      50 South Africa  1 0.2% 
      50 Uganda  1 0.2% 
        Total 619 100.0%  
 
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 31 DECEMBER 2016  (82 Members Represented)  
 Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
1 France  99 14.9%  71 10.7%  170 25.5%  
2 United Kingdom  41 6.2%  13 2.0%  54 8.1%  
3 Switzerland  27 4.1%  23 3.5%  50 7.5%  
4 Spain  28 4.2%  11 1.7%  39 5.9%  
5 United States of America  21 3.2%  14 2.1%  35 5.3%  
6 Germany  9 1.4%  14 2.1%  23 3.5%  
6 Italy 10 1.5%  13 2.0%  23 3.5%  
8 Canada  4 0.6%  14 2.1%  18 2.7%  
9 China  8 1.2%  7 1.1%  15 2.3%  
10 Philippines  6 0.9%  8 1.2%  14 2.1%  
11 India 3 0.5%  10 1.5%  13 2.0%  
12 Brazil  3 0.5%  9 1.4%  12 1.8%  
12 Ireland  11 1.7%  1 0.2%  12 1.8%  
14 Australia  4 0.6%  6 0.9%  10 1.5%  
15 Colombia  3 0.5%  6 0.9%  9 1.4%  
15 Peru 5 0.8%  4 0.6%  9 1.4%  
17 Mexico  2 0.3%  6 0.9%  8 1.2%  
18 Argentina  3 0.5%  4 0.6%  7 1.1%  
19 Austria  2 0.3% 3 0.5%  5 0.8%  
19 Egypt  3 0.5%  2 0.3%  5 0.8%  
19 Netherlands  1 0.2%  4 0.6%  5 0.8%  
19 Uruguay  1 0.2%  4 0.6%  5 0.8%  
19 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  1 0.2%  4 0.6%  5 0.8%  
24 Belgium  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  4 0.6%  
24 Greece  3 0.5%  1 0.2%  4 0.6%  
24 Japan  2 0.3% 2 0.3%  4 0.6%  
24 Korea, Republic of  4 0.6%   0.0%  4 0.6%  
24 Morocco  1 0.2%  3 0.5%  4 0.6%  
24 Pakistan  1 0.2%  3 0.5%  4 0.6%  
24 Portugal  1 0.2%  3 0.5%  4 0.6%  
24 Tunisia  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  4 0.6%  
24 Turkey  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  4 0.6%  
33 Bulgaria  1 0.2%  2 0.3%  3 0.5% 
33 Democratic Republic of the Congo  1 0.2%  2 0.3%  3 0.5%  
33 Denmark  2 0.3%  1 0.2%  3 0.5%  
33 Finland  2 0.3%  1 0.2%  3 0.5%  
33 Hungary  1 0.2%  2 0.3%  3 0.5%  
33 Poland  2 0.3%  1 0.2%  3 0.5%  
33 Russian Federation  3 0.5%   0.0%  3 0.5%  
33 Sweden  1 0.2%  2 0.3%  3 0.5%  
33 Uganda  3 0.5%   0.0%  3 0.5%  
42 Benin   0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
42 Chile 2 0.3%   0.0%  2 0.3%  
42 Costa Rica  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  2 0.3%  
42 Ghana   0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
42 Guatemala  2 0.3%   0.0%  2 0.3%  
42 Guinea  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  2 0.3%  
42 Honduras  2 0.3%   0.0%  2 0.3%  
42 Malaysia   0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
42 Mauritius   0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
42 Nepal   0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
42 Nigeria   0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
42 Norway   0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
42 Romania  2 0.3%   0.0%  2 0.3%  
42 Senegal   0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
42 South Africa   0.0% 2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
42 Zimbabwe  2 0.3%   0.0%  2 0.3%  
58 Bangladesh   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
58 Barbados   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
58 Bolivia, Plurinational State of   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
58 Botswana  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
58 Burundi   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
58 Chad  0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
58 Croatia  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
58 Cuba 1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
58 Czech Republic  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
58 Ecuador  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
58 Estonia  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
58 Jamaica  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
58 Jordan  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
58 Kenya  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
58 Malawi   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
58 New Zealand   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
58 Paraguay  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  WT/BFA/W/415  
 
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   31 DECEMBER 2016  (82 Members Represented)  
 Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
58 Rwanda   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
58 Sierra Leone   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
58 Tanzania  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
58 The Gambia  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
58 Trinidad and Tobago  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
58 Ukraine  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
58 Viet Nam  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
58 Zambia  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
 Total 357 53.6%  309 46.4%  666 100.0%  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  ANNEX 2  
WTO PROFESSIONAL STA FF BY MEMBER  
  01 JANUARY 1995    31 DECEM BER 2005  
  Member  Nbr %   Member  Nbr % 
1 France  28 16.4%   1 France  50 14.7% 
2 United Kingdom  16 9.4%   2 Canada  25 7.3% 
3 United States of America  15 8.8%   2 United Kingdom  25 7.3% 
4 Canada  14 8.2%   4 Spain  24 7.0% 
5 Switzerland  12 7.0%   4 United  States of America  24 7.0% 
6 Germany  6 3.5%   6 Switzerland  23 6.7% 
6 India 6 3.5%   7 Germany  14 4.1% 
6 Spain  6 3.5%   8 Italy 10 2.9% 
9 Australia  5 2.9%   9 India  8 2.3% 
10 Argentina  4 2.3%   10 Australia  7 2.1% 
10 Brazil  4 2.3%   10 China  7 2.1% 
10 Greece  4 2.3%   10 Philippines  7 2.1% 
10 Italy 4 2.3%   13 Colombia  6 1.8% 
10 Netherlands  4 2.3%   14 Austria  5 1.5% 
10 New Zealand  4 2.3%   14 Egypt  5 1.5% 
10 Uruguay  4 2.3%   14 Mexico  5 1.5% 
17 Sri Lanka  3 1.8%   14 Netherlands  5 1.5% 
17 Swed en 3 1.8%   18 Argentina  4 1.2% 
19 Egypt  2 1.2%   18 Brazil  4 1.2% 
19 Ireland  2 1.2%   18 Greece  4 1.2% 
19 Japan  2 1.2%   18 Ireland  4 1.2% 
19 Norway  2 1.2%   18 Japan  4 1.2% 
19 Philippines  2 1.2%   18 New Zealand  4 1.2% 
19 Turkey  2 1.2%   18 Urugua y 4 1.2% 
25 Austria  1 0.6%   18 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  4 1.2% 
25 Belgium  1 0.6%   26 Belgium  3 0.9% 
25 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  1 0.6%   26 Chile 3 0.9% 
25 Chile 1 0.6%   26 Poland  3 0.9% 
25 Colombia  1 0.6%   26 Tunisia  3 0.9% 
25 Czech Republic  1 0.6%   26 Turkey  3 0.9% 
25 Ghana  1 0.6%   31 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  2 0.6% 
25 Hong Kong, China  1 0.6%   31 Costa Rica  2 0.6% 
25 Hungary  1 0.6%   31 Finland  2 0.6% 
25 Mexico  1 0.6%   31 Ghana  2 0.6% 
25 Pakistan  1 0.6%   31 Korea , Republic of  2 0.6% 
25 Peru 1 0.6%   31 Malaysia  2 0.6% 
25 Poland  1 0.6%   31 Morocco  2 0.6% 
25 Portugal  1 0.6%   31 Sri Lanka  2 0.6% 
25 Romania  1 0.6%   31 Sweden  2 0.6% 
25 Thailand  1 0.6%   31 Thailand  2 0.6% 
25 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  1 0.6%   41 Bangladesh  1 0.3% 
  Total 171 100.0%    41 Benin  1 0.3% 
      41 Bulgaria  1 0.3% 
      41 Cuba 1 0.3% 
      41 Democratic Rep ublic of the Congo  1 0.3% 
      41 Denmark  1 0.3% 
      41 Ecuador  1 0.3% 
      41 Estonia  1 0.3% 
      41 Hong K ong, China  1 0.3% 
      41 Hungary  1 0.3% 
      41 Lesotho  1 0.3% 
      41 Malawi  1 0.3% 
      41 Mauritius  1 0.3% 
      41 Nigeria  1 0.3% 
      41 Norway  1 0.3% 
      41 Pakistan  1 0.3% 
      41 Peru  1 0.3% 
      41 Portugal  1 0.3% 
      41 Romania 1 0.3% 
      41 Rwanda  1 0.3% 
      41 Slovenia  1 0.3% 
      41 South Africa  1 0.3% 
      41 Uganda  1 0.3% 
      41 Zimbabwe  1 0.3% 
        Total 341 100.0%  
 
 
 
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   31 DECEMBER 2016  (78 Members Represented)  
 Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
1 France  28 6.9%  25 6.2%  53 13.1%  
2 United States of America  14 3.5%  14 3.5%  28 6.9%  
3 Switzerland  12 3.0%  15 3.7%  27 6.7%  
4 Spain  16 4.0%  8 2.0%  24 5.9%  
5 Germany  7 1.7%  14 3.5%  21 5.2%  
6 Italy 8 2.0%  12 3.0%  20 5.0%  
6 United Kingdom  10 2.5%  10 2.5%  20 5.0%  
8 Canada  4 1.0%  14 3.5%  18 4.5%  
9 China  7 1.7%  7 1.7%  14 3.5%  
10 India 3 0.7%  9 2.2%  12 3.0%  
11 Brazil  3 0.7%  8 2.0%  11 2.7%  
12 Philippines  5 1.2%  4 1.0%  9 2.2%  
13 Australia  2 0.5%  6 1.5%  8 2.0%  
14 Colombia  1 0.2%  6 1.5%  7 1.7% 
14 Mexico  2 0.5%  5 1.2%  7 1.7%  
16 Austria  2 0.5%  3 0.7%  5 1.2%  
16 Egypt  3 0.7%  2 0.5%  5 1.2%  
18 Ireland  3 0.7%  1 0.2%  4 1.0%  
18 Japan  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  4 1.0%  
18 Korea, Republic of  4 1.0%   0.0%  4 1.0%  
18 Netherlands   0.0%  4 1.0%  4 1.0%  
18 Peru 2 0.5%  2 0.5%  4 1.0%  
18 Turkey  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  4 1.0%  
18 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  1 0.2%  3 0.7%  4 1.0%  
25 Bulgaria  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  3 0.7%  
25 Finland  2 0.5%  1 0.2%  3 0.7%  
25 Greece  2 0.5%  1 0.2%  3 0.7%  
25 Morocco  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  3 0.7%  
25 Pakistan  1 0.2% 2 0.5%  3 0.7%  
25 Russian Federation  3 0.7%   0.0%  3 0.7%  
25 Sweden  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  3 0.7%  
25 Tunisia  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  3 0.7%  
25 Uganda  3 0.7%   0.0%  3 0.7%  
34 Argentina  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  
34 Benin   0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
34 Costa Rica  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  
34 Denmark  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  
34 Ghana   0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
34 Guinea  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  
34 Hungary   0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
34 Malaysia   0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
34 Nepal   0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
34 Nigeria   0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
34 Poland  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  
34 Portugal  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  
34 South Africa   0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
34 Uruguay   0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
34 Zimbabwe  2 0.5%   0.0%  2 0.5%  
49 Bangladesh   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
49 Barbados   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
49 Belgium   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
49 Bolivia, Plurinati onal State of   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
49 Botswana  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
49 Burundi   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
49 Chad  0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
49 Croatia  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
49 Czech Republic  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
49 Democratic Republic of the Congo   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
49 Ecuador  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
49 Estonia  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
49 Guatemala  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
49 Jamaica  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
49 Jordan  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
49 Kenya  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
49 Malawi   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
49 Mauritius   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
49 New Zealand   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
49 Norway   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
49 Romania  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
49 Rwanda   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
49 Senegal   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
49 Sierra Leone   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
49 Tanzania  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
49 The Gambia  1 0.2%   0.0% 1 0.2%  
49 Trinidad and Tobago  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  WT/BFA/W/415  
 
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   31 DECEMBER 2016  (78 Members Represented)  
 Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
49 Ukraine  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
49 Viet Nam  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
49 Zambia  1 0.2%   0.0%  1 0.2%  
 Total 180 44.6%  224 55.4%  404 100.0%  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  ANNEX 3  
WTO PROFESSIONAL STA FF BY MEMBER  (LINGUISTIC S TAFF EXCLUDED)  
  01 JANUARY 1995    31 DECEMBER 2005  
  Member  Nbr %   Member  Nbr % 
1 France  18 12.4%   1 France  33 11.2% 
2 United Kingdom  15 10.3%   2 Canada  24 8.2% 
3 United States of America  14 9.7%   2 United Kingdom  24 8.2% 
4 Canada  12 8.3%   4 United States of America  20 6.8% 
5 Switzerland  11 7.6%   5 Switzerland  17 5.8% 
6 Germany  6 4.1%   6 Germany  14 4.8% 
6 India 6 4.1%   7 Spain  12 4.1% 
8 Australia  5 3.4%   8 Italy 10 3.4% 
9 Brazil  4 2.8%   9 India  8 2.7% 
9 Greece  4 2.8%   10 Australia  7 2.4% 
9 Italy 4 2.8%   10 China  7 2.4% 
9 Netherlands  4 2.8%   10 Philippines  7 2.4% 
9 New Zealand  4 2.8%   13 Colombia  6 2.0% 
14 Sri Lanka  3 2.1%   14 Austria  5 1.7% 
14 Sweden  3 2.1%   14 Egypt  5 1.7% 
16 Egypt  2 1.4%   14 Netherlands  5 1.7% 
16 Irelan d 2 1.4%   17 Brazil  4 1.4% 
16 Japan  2 1.4%   17 Greece  4 1.4% 
16 Norway  2 1.4%   17 Ireland  4 1.4% 
16 Philippines  2 1.4%   17 Japan  4 1.4% 
16 Spain  2 1.4%   17 Mexico  4 1.4% 
16 Turkey  2 1.4%   17 New Zealand  4 1.4% 
16 Uruguay  2 1.4%   23 Argentina  3 1.0% 
24 Argentina  1 0.7%   23 Belgium  3 1.0% 
24 Austria  1 0.7%   23 Chile 3 1.0% 
24 Belgium  1 0.7%   23 Poland  3 1.0% 
24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  1 0.7%   23 Tunisia  3 1.0% 
24 Chile 1 0.7%   23 Turkey  3 1.0% 
24 Colombia  1 0.7%   23 Uruguay  3 1.0% 
24 Czech Republic  1 0.7%   23 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  3 1.0% 
24 Ghana  1 0.7%   31 Costa Rica  2 0.7% 
24 Hong Kong, China  1 0.7%   31 Finland  2 0.7% 
24 Hungary  1 0.7%   31 Ghana  2 0.7% 
24 Mexico  1 0.7%   31 Korea, Republic of  2 0.7% 
24 Pakistan  1 0.7%   31 Malaysia  2 0.7% 
24 Poland  1 0.7%   31 Morocco  2 0.7% 
24 Portugal  1 0.7%   31 Sri Lanka  2 0.7% 
24 Romania  1 0.7%   31 Sweden  2 0.7% 
24 Thailand  1 0.7%   31 Thailand  2 0.7% 
  Total 145 100.0%    40 Bangladesh  1 0.3% 
      40 Benin  1 0.3% 
      40 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  1 0.3% 
      40 Bulgaria  1 0.3% 
      40 Cuba 1 0.3% 
      40 Democratic Republic of the  Congo  1 0.3% 
      40 Denmark  1 0.3% 
      40 Estonia  1 0.3% 
      40 Hong Kong, China  1 0.3% 
      40 Hungary  1 0.3% 
      40 Lesotho  1 0.3% 
      40 Malawi  1 0.3% 
      40 Mauritius  1 0.3% 
      40 Nigeria  1 0.3% 
      40 Norway  1 0.3% 
      40 Pakistan  1 0.3% 
      40 Peru  1 0.3% 
      40 Portugal  1 0.3% 
      40 Romania  1 0.3% 
      40 Rwanda  1 0.3% 
      40 Slovenia  1 0.3% 
      40 South Africa  1 0.3% 
      40 Uganda  1 0.3% 
      40 Zimbabwe  1 0.3% 
        Total 294 100.0%  
 
 
 
 
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   31 DECEMBER 2016  (78 Members Represented)  
 Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
1 France  15 4.2%  20 5.6% 35 9.7%  
2 United States of America  12 3.3%  13 3.6%  25 7.0%  
3 Switzerland  9 2.5%  13 3.6%  22 6.1%  
4 Germany  7 1.9%  14 3.9%  21 5.8%  
5 Italy 8 2.2%  12 3.3%  20 5.6%  
6 Canada  4 1.1%  14 3.9%  18 5.0%  
6 United Kingdom  8 2.2%  10 2.8%  18 5.0%  
8 China  7 1.9% 7 1.9%  14 3.9%  
9 India 3 0.8%  9 2.5%  12 3.3%  
10 Brazil  3 0.8%  8 2.2%  11 3.1%  
11 Spain  5 1.4%  5 1.4%  10 2.8%  
12 Philippines  5 1.4%  4 1.1%  9 2.5%  
13 Australia  2 0.6%  6 1.7%  8 2.2%  
14 Mexico  2 0.6%  5 1.4%  7 1.9%  
15 Colombia  1 0.3%  5 1.4%  6 1.7%  
16 Austria  2 0.6%  3 0.8%  5 1.4%  
16 Egypt  3 0.8%  2 0.6%  5 1.4%  
18 Ireland  3 0.8%  1 0.3%  4 1.1%  
18 Japan  2 0.6%  2 0.6%  4 1.1%  
18 Korea, Republic of  4 1.1%   0.0%  4 1.1%  
18 Netherlands   0.0%  4 1.1%  4 1.1%  
18 Peru 2 0.6%  2 0.6%  4 1.1%  
18 Turkey  2 0.6%  2 0.6%  4 1.1%  
24 Bulgaria  1 0.3%  2 0.6%  3 0.8%  
24 Finland  2 0.6%  1 0.3%  3 0.8%  
24 Greece  2 0.6%  1 0.3%  3 0.8%  
24 Morocco  1 0.3%  2 0.6%  3 0.8%  
24 Pakistan  1 0.3%  2 0.6%  3 0.8%  
24 Russian Federation  3 0.8%   0.0%  3 0.8%  
24 Sweden  1 0.3%  2 0.6%  3 0.8%  
24 Tunisia 1 0.3%  2 0.6%  3 0.8%  
24 Uganda  3 0.8%   0.0%  3 0.8%  
24 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of   0.0%  3 0.8%  3 0.8%  
34 Benin   0.0%  2 0.6%  2 0.6%  
34 Costa Rica  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  2 0.6%  
34 Denmark  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  2 0.6%  
34 Ghana   0.0%  2 0.6%  2 0.6%  
34 Guinea  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  2 0.6%  
34 Hungary   0.0%  2 0.6%  2 0.6%  
34 Malaysia   0.0%  2 0.6%  2 0.6%  
34 Nepal   0.0%  2 0.6%  2 0.6%  
34 Nigeria   0.0%  2 0.6%  2 0.6%  
34 Poland  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  2 0.6%  
34 Portugal  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  2 0.6%  
34 South Africa   0.0%  2 0.6%  2 0.6%  
34 Uruguay   0.0%  2 0.6%  2 0.6%  
34 Zimbabwe  2 0.6%   0.0%  2 0.6%  
48 Argentina   0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
48 Bangladesh   0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
48 Barbados   0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
48 Belgium   0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
48 Bolivia, Plurinational State of   0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
48 Botswana  1 0.3%   0.0%  1 0.3%  
48 Burundi   0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
48 Chad  0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
48 Croatia  1 0.3%   0.0%  1 0.3%  
48 Czech Republic  1 0.3%   0.0%  1 0.3%  
48 Democratic Republic of the Congo   0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
48 Ecuador  1 0.3%   0.0%  1 0.3%  
48 Eston ia 1 0.3%   0.0%  1 0.3%  
48 Guatemala  1 0.3%   0.0%  1 0.3%  
48 Jamaica  1 0.3%   0.0%  1 0.3%  
48 Jordan  1 0.3%   0.0%  1 0.3%  
48 Kenya  1 0.3%   0.0%  1 0.3%  
48 Malawi   0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
48 Mauritius   0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
48 New Zealand   0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
48 Norway   0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
48 Romania  1 0.3%   0.0%  1 0.3%  
48 Rwanda   0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
48 Senegal   0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
48 Sierra Leone   0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
48 Tanzania  1 0.3%   0.0%  1 0.3%  
48 The Gambia  1 0.3%   0.0%  1 0.3%  
48 Trinidad and Tobago  1 0.3%   0.0%  1 0.3%  WT/BFA/W/415  
 
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   31 DECEMBER 2016  (78 Members Represented)  
 Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
48 Ukraine  1 0.3%   0.0%  1 0.3%  
48 Viet Nam  1 0.3%   0.0%  1 0.3%  
48 Zambia  1 0.3%   0.0%  1 0.3%  
 Total 147 40.9%  212 59.1%  359 100.0%  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  ANNEX 4  
WTO STAFF BY MEMBER COUNTRY STATUS  
TOTAL WTO STAFF BY MEMBER COUNTRY STATUS  
Category  1 January 1995  31 December 2005  31 December 201 0 31 December 201 6 
Number  % Number  % Number  % Number  % 
Developed  346 83.2%  489 79.0%  511 75.7%  485 72.8%  
Developing  68 16.3%  121 19.5%  147 21.8%  158 23.7%  
LDC 2 0.5%  9 1.5%  17 2.5%  23 3.5%  
Total 416 100.0%  619 100.0%  675 100.0%  666 100.0%  
 
 
 
WTO PROFESSIONAL STAFF BY MEMBER COUNTRY STATUS  
Category  1 January 1995  31 December 2005  31 December 201 0 31 December 2016  
Number  % Number  % Number  % Number  % 
Developed  134 78.4% 246 72.1%  252 66.8%  262 64.9%  
Developing  37 21.6% 88 25.8%  109 28.9%  122 30.2%  
LDC - - 7 2.1%  16 4.2%  20 5.0%  
Total 171 100.0%  341 100.0%  377 100.0%  404 100.0%  
 
 
 
WTO PROFESSIONAL STAFF BY MEMBER COUNTRY STATUS  
(LINGUISTIC STAFF EXCLUDED)  
Category  1 January 1995  31 December 2005  31 De cember 201 0 31 Decemb er 2016  
Number  % Number  % Number  % Number  % 
Developed  115 79.3%  205 69.7%  208 63.8%  220 61.3%  
Developing  30 20.7%  82 27.9%  102 31.3%  119 33.1%  
LDC - - 7 2.4%  16 4.9%  20 5.6%  
Total 145 100.0%  294 100.0%  326 100.0%  359 100.0%  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  ANNEX 5  
WTO STAFF BY REGION  
TOTAL WTO STAFF BY REGION  
Region  1 January 1995  31 December 2005  31 December 2010  31 December 2016  
Number  % Number  % Number  % Number  % 
Africa  7 1.7%  32 5.2%  38 5.8%  45 6.8%  
Asia 25 6.0%  45 7.3%  53 8.0%  65 9.8%  
Europe  302 72.6%  414 66.9%  432 65.5%  422 63.4%  
Latin America  37 8.9%  52 8.4%  64 9.7%  62 9.3%  
North America  36 8.7%  61 9.9%  58 8.8%  61 9.2%  
Oceania  9 2.2%  15 2.4%  15 2.3%  11 1.7%  
Total 416 100.0%  619 100.0%  660 100.0%  666 100.0%  
 
 
 
WTO PROFESSIONAL STA FF BY REGION  
Region  1 January 1995  31 December 2005  31 December 2010  31 December 2016  
Number  % Number  % Number  % Number  % 
Africa  3 1.8% 25 7.3%  31 8.4%  39 9.7%  
Asia 18 10.5%  37 10.9%  45 12.3%  57 14.1%  
Europe  94 55.0% 182 53.4%  189 51.5%  208 51.5%  
Latin America  17 9.9%  32 9.4%  40 10.9%  38 9.4%  
North America  30 17.5% 54 15.8%  50 13.6%  53 13.1%  
Oceania  9 5.3% 11 3.2%  12 3.3%  9 2.2%  
Total 171 100.0%  341 100.0%  367 100.0%  404 100.0%  
 
 
 
WTO PROFESSIONAL STAFF BY REGION   
(LINGUISTIC STAFF EXCLUDED)  
Region 1 January 1995  31 December 2005  31 December 2010  31 December 2016  
Number  % Number  % Number  % Number  % 
Africa  3 2.1%  25 8.5%  31 9.8%  39 10.9%  
Asia 18 12.4%  37 12.6%  45 14.2%  57 15.9%  
Europe  78 53.8%  146 49.7%  150 47.3%  169 47.1%  
Latin America  10 6.9% 27 9.2%  35 11.0%  35 9.7%  
North America  27 18.6%  48 16.3%  44 13.9%  50 13.9%  
Oceania  9 6.2%  11 3.7%  12 3.8%  9 2.5%  
Total 145 100.0%  294 100.0%  317 100.0%  359 100.0%  
 
 
 
 
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  ANNEX  6 
SENIOR DIRECTOR -LEVEL AND ABOVE BY MEMBER, COUNTRY STAT US, REGION, GENDE R AND 
GRADE  
 
DIRETOR -LEVEL AND ABOVE  BY MEMBER COUNTRY STATUS  
Country Status  1995  2005  2016  
 Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Developed  20 80.0%  19 63.3%  12 42.9%  
Developing  5 20.0%  10 33.3%  14 50.0%  
LDC - - 1 3.3%  2 7.1%  
Total 25 100.0%  30 100.0%  28 100.0%  
 
DIRET OR-LEVEL AND ABOVE  BY REGION  
Region  1995  2005  2016  
 Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Africa  - - 3 10.0%  6 21.4%  
Asia 2 8.0%  3 10.0%  5 17.9%  
Europe  15 60.0%  11 36.7%  4 14.3%  
Latin America  2 8.0%  5 16.7%  6 21.4%  
North America  5 20.0%  7 23.3%  4 14.3%  
Oceania  1 4.0%  1 3.3%  3 10.7%  
Total 25 100.0%  30 100.0%  28 100.0%  
 
DIRETOR -LEVEL AND ABOVE  BY GENDER  
Gender  1995  2005  2016  
 Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Female  - - 5 16.7%  5 17.9%  
Male 25 100.0%  25 83.3%  23 82.1%  
Total 25 100.0%  30 100.0%  28 100.0%  
 
31 DECEMBER 2016   31 DEC EMBER 2016  
Grade  Member  F M Total  
Nbr  Grade  Member  F M Total  
Nbr 
DG Brazil   1 1  
10 Canada  1  1 
DDG China   1 1  Japan  1  1 
Germany   1 1  Peru  1 1 
Nigeria   1 1  Total 5 23 28 
United States of America   1 1       
12 Australia   1 1       
Egypt   1 1       
New Zealand   1 1       
United States of America   1 1       
11 Brazil   2 2       
Australia   1 1       
Austria   1 1       
Bolivia, Plurinational State of   1 1       
Botswana  1  1       
Colombia   1 1       
France   1 1       
India  1 1       
Malaysia   1 1       
Nepal   1 1       
Nigeria   1 1       
South Africa   1 1       
Switzerland  1  1       
United States of America   1 1       
Zambia  1  1       WT/BFA/W/415  
 
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  ANNEX  7 
APPOINTMENTS BY MEMBER AND MEMBER COUNTRY STATU S (1995 -2016) 
TOTAL S TAFF APPOINTED FROM 1995 TO 2016  
Country Status  1995 -1999  2000 -2004  2005 -2009  2010 -2014  2015  2016  Total  
Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Developed  170 82.5%  166 71.9%  132 72.5%  77 57.5%  23 63.9%  27 79.4%  595 72.3%  
Developing  32 15.5%  63 27.3%  40 22.0%  46 34.3%  13 36.1%  6 17.6%  200 24.3%  
LDC 4 1.9%  2 0.9%  10 5.5%  11 8.2%  0 0.0%  1 2.9%  28 3.4%  
Total 206 100.0%  231 100.0%  182 100.0%  134 100.0%  36 100.0%  34 100.0%  823 100.0%  
 
 
PROFESSIONAL ST AFF APPOINTED FROM 1995 TO 2016  
Country Status  1995 -1999  2000 -2004  2005 -2009  2010 -2014  2015  2016  Total  
Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Developed  89 77.4%  83 60.1%  56 58.3%  52 56.5%  17 58.6%  12 70.6%  309 63.4%  
Developing  22 19.1%  54 39.1%  31 32.3%  31 33.7%  12 41.4%  5 29.4%  155 31.8%  
LDC 4 3.5%  1 0.7%  9 9.4%  9 9.8%  0 0.0%  0 0.0%  23 4.7%  
Total 115 100.0%  138 100.0%  96 100.0%  92 100.0%  29 100.0%  17 100.0%  487 100.0%  
 
 
PROFESSIONAL STAFF APPOINTED FROM 1995 TO 2016  
(LINGUISTIC STAFF EXCLUD ED)  
Country Status  1995 -1999  2000 -2004  2005 -2009  2010-2014  2015  2016  Total  
Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Developed  73 74.5%  65 56.0%  46 54.1%  46 54.8%  14 53.8%  11 68.8%  255 60.0%  
Developing  21 21.4%  50 43.1%  30 35.3%  29 34.5%  12 46.2%  5 31.3%  147 34.6%  
LDC 4 4.1%  1 0.9%  9 10.6%  9 10.7%  0 0.0% 0 0.0%  23 5.4%  
Total 98 100.0%  116 100.0%  85 100.0%  84 100.0%  26 100.0%  16 100.0%  425 100.0%  
 
 
  TOTAL APPOINTMENTS AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2016  
  Member  F M Total  % 
1 France  5 1 6 17.6%  
2 Switzerland  4   4 11.8%  
2 United States of America  3 1 4 11.8%  
4 United Kingdom  3   3 8.8%  
5 Germany    2 2 5.9%  
5 Italy   2 2 5.9%  
5 Spain  1 1 2 5.9%  
8 Canada    1 1 2.9%  
8 China  1   1 2.9%  
8 Czech Republic  1   1 2.9%  
8 Democratic Republic of the Congo    1 1 2.9%  
8 Denmark  1   1 2.9%  
8 India 1   1 2.9%  
8 Mexico   1 1 2.9%  
8 Peru   1 1 2.9%  
8 Poland    1 1 2.9%  
8 Russian Federation  1   1 2.9%  
8 South Africa    1 1 2.9%  
 Total 21 13 34 100.0%  WT/BFA/W/415  
 
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  ANNEX 8 
APPLICATIONS RECEIVE D FOR POSITIO NS ADVERTISED IN 201 6 
All Vacancies  
(73 Vacancies)  
 
 
 Country / Cust. Terr it. Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
1 France  268 3.5%  193 2.5%  461 6.1%  
2 India 141 1.9%  240 3.2%  381 5.0%  
3 Spain  227 3.0%  152 2.0%  379 5.0%  
4 United States of America  131 1.7%  169 2.2%  300 4.0%  
5 Italy 130 1.7%  142 1.9%  272 3.6%  
6 Brazil 126 1.7%  139 1.8%  265 3.5%  
7 Kenya  131 1.7%  112 1.5%  243 3.2%  
8 Nigeria  69 0.9%  152 2.0%  221 2.9%  
9 Switzerland  107 1.4%  95 1.3%  202 2.7%  
10 Cameroon  37 0.5%  137 1.8%  174 2.3%  
10 Canada  62 0.8%  112 1.5%  174 2.3%  
12 Russian Federation  109 1.4%  63 0.8% 172 2.3%  
13 Mexico  104 1.4%  66 0.9%  170 2.2%  
14 Argentina  72 1.0%  80 1.1%  152 2.0%  
15 United Kingdom  65 0.9%  76 1.0%  141 1.9%  
16 Turkey  37 0.5%  91 1.2%  128 1.7%  
17 China  90 1.2%  32 0.4%  122 1.6%  
18 Colombia  50 0.7%  71 0.9%  121 1.6%  
19 Pakistan  22 0.3%  97 1.3%  119 1.6%  
20 Germany  45 0.6%  62 0.8%  107 1.4%  
21 Philippines  59 0.8%  41 0.5%  100 1.3%  
22 Greece  57 0.8%  37 0.5%  94 1.2%  
23 South Africa  53 0.7%  39 0.5%  92 1.2%  
23 Uganda  44 0.6%  48 0.6%  92 1.2%  
25 Romania  51 0.7%  29 0.4%  80 1.1%  
26 Ukraine 59 0.8%  18 0.2%  77 1.0%  
27 Australia  34 0.4%  39 0.5%  73 1.0%  
28 Poland  44 0.6%  26 0.3%  70 0.9%  
29 Portugal  36 0.5%  33 0.4%  69 0.9%  
30 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  18 0.2%  50 0.7%  68 0.9%  
31 Egypt  26 0.3%  38 0.5%  64 0.8%  
31 Peru 40 0.5%  24 0.3% 64 0.8%  
33 Zimbabwe  27 0.4%  35 0.5%  62 0.8%  
34 Tunisia  8 0.1%  53 0.7%  61 0.8%  
35 Côte d'Ivoire  9 0.1%  47 0.6%  56 0.7%  
35 Netherlands  25 0.3%  31 0.4%  56 0.7%  
37 Senegal  14 0.2%  41 0.5%  55 0.7%  
38 Belgium  11 0.1%  43 0.6%  54 0.7%  
39 Korea, Republic of 36 0.5%  13 0.2%  49 0.6%  
40 Burkina Faso  5 0.1%  42 0.6%  47 0.6%  
41 Bulgaria  35 0.5%  11 0.1%  46 0.6%  
41 Trinidad and Tobago  33 0.4%  13 0.2%  46 0.6%  
43 Ecuador  20 0.3%  25 0.3%  45 0.6%  
43 Tanzania  13 0.2%  32 0.4%  45 0.6%  
45 Democratic Republic of the Congo  7 0.1%  37 0.5%  44 0.6%  
45 Ghana  17 0.2%  27 0.4%  44 0.6%  
47 Benin  5 0.1%  38 0.5%  43 0.6%  
47 Chile 16 0.2%  27 0.4%  43 0.6%  
49 Dominican Republic  17 0.2%  22 0.3%  39 0.5%  
50 Mauritius  17 0.2%  20 0.3%  37 0.5%  
51 Ireland  25 0.3%  11 0.1%  36 0.5%  
51 Malawi 8 0.1%  28 0.4%  36 0.5%  
53 Finland  24 0.3%  11 0.1%  35 0.5%  
53 Japan  12 0.2%  23 0.3%  35 0.5%  
55 Togo 3 0.0%  30 0.4%  33 0.4%  
56 Chinese Taipei  18 0.2%  13 0.2%  31 0.4%  
56 Jamaica  22 0.3%  9 0.1%  31 0.4%  
56 Zambia  20 0.3%  11 0.1%  31 0.4%  
59 Albania  22 0.3%  8 0.1%  30 0.4%  
59 Botswana  18 0.2%  12 0.2%  30 0.4%  
59 Indonesia  9 0.1%  21 0.3%  30 0.4%  
62 Panama  11 0.1%  18 0.2%  29 0.4%  
63 Kazakhstan  22 0.3%  6 0.1%  28 0.4%  
63 Madagascar  16 0.2%  12 0.2%  28 0.4%  
63 Morocco  11 0.1%  17 0.2%  28 0.4%  
66 Jordan  5 0.1%  22 0.3%  27 0.4%  
67 Uruguay  12 0.2%  13 0.2%  25 0.3%  
68 Hungary  11 0.1%  13 0.2%  24 0.3%  WT/BFA/W/415  
 
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 Country / Cust. Terr it. Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
68 Rwanda  4 0.1%  20 0.3%  24 0.3%  
70 Czech Republic  10 0.1%  13 0.2%  23 0.3%  
70 Kyrgyz Republic  11 0.1%  12 0.2%  23 0.3%  
70 Nepal  4 0.1%  19 0.3%  23 0.3%  
73 Burundi 9 0.1%  13 0.2%  22 0.3%  
73 Croatia  10 0.1%  12 0.2%  22 0.3%  
73 Guatemala  15 0.2%  7 0.1%  22 0.3%  
76 Namibia  13 0.2%  8 0.1%  21 0.3%  
77 Costa Rica  11 0.1%  9 0.1%  20 0.3%  
77 Moldova, Republic of  17 0.2%  3 0.0%  20 0.3%  
77 Paraguay  14 0.2%  6 0.1%  20 0.3% 
80 Bangladesh  4 0.1%  15 0.2%  19 0.3%  
80 Congo  6 0.1%  13 0.2%  19 0.3%  
80 Georgia  13 0.2%  6 0.1%  19 0.3%  
80 Thailand  18 0.2%  1 0.0%  19 0.3%  
80 Viet Nam  17 0.2%  2 0.0%  19 0.3%  
85 Barbados  14 0.2%  4 0.1%  18 0.2%  
85 Sweden  8 0.1%  10 0.1%  18 0.2%  
87 Armenia  8 0.1%  9 0.1%  17 0.2%  
88 El Salvador  7 0.1%  9 0.1%  16 0.2%  
88 Honduras  9 0.1%  7 0.1%  16 0.2%  
88 Mali 7 0.1%  9 0.1%  16 0.2%  
88 The former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia  3 0.0%  13 0.2%  16 0.2%  
92 Chad 0 0.0%  15 0.2%  15 0.2%  
92 Lithuania  13 0.2%  2 0.0%  15 0.2%  
92 Malaysia  10 0.1%  5 0.1%  15 0.2%  
92 Slovenia  9 0.1%  6 0.1%  15 0.2%  
92 Sri Lanka  6 0.1%  9 0.1%  15 0.2%  
97 Afghanistan  4 0.1%  10 0.1%  14 0.2%  
97 New Zealand  5 0.1%  9 0.1%  14 0.2%  
97 Yemen  0 0.0%  14 0.2%  14 0.2%  
100 Central African Repu blic 2 0.0%  11 0.1%  13 0.2%  
100 Slovak Republic  8 0.1%  5 0.1%  13 0.2%  
100 Tajikistan  3 0.0%  10 0.1%  13 0.2%  
103 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  3 0.0%  9 0.1%  12 0.2%  
103 Lesotho  5 0.1%  7 0.1%  12 0.2%  
105 Denmark  5 0.1%  6 0.1%  11 0.1%  
105 Hong Kong, C hina 5 0.1%  6 0.1%  11 0.1%  
107 Mongolia  10 0.1%  0 0.0%  10 0.1%  
108 Fiji 9 0.1%  0 0.0%  9 0.1%  
108 Guinea  2 0.0%  7 0.1%  9 0.1%  
108 Guyana  8 0.1%  1 0.0%  9 0.1%  
108 Latvia  9 0.1%  0 0.0%  9 0.1%  
108 Saint Lucia  9 0.1%  0 0.0%  9 0.1%  
113 Angola  5 0.1%  3 0.0% 8 0.1%  
113 Austria  2 0.0%  6 0.1%  8 0.1%  
113 Cyprus  6 0.1%  2 0.0%  8 0.1%  
113 Haiti 5 0.1%  3 0.0%  8 0.1%  
113 Iceland  7 0.1%  1 0.0%  8 0.1%  
113 Montenegro  6 0.1%  2 0.0%  8 0.1%  
113 Mozambique  1 0.0%  7 0.1%  8 0.1%  
113 Oman  5 0.1%  3 0.0%  8 0.1%  
121 Gabon 4 0.1%  3 0.0%  7 0.1%  
121 Mauritania  0 0.0%  7 0.1%  7 0.1%  
121 The Gambia  2 0.0%  5 0.1%  7 0.1%  
121 Vanuatu  1 0.0%  6 0.1%  7 0.1%  
125 European Communities  6 0.1%  0 0.0%  6 0.1%  
125 Israel  0 0.0%  6 0.1%  6 0.1%  
125 Niger  1 0.0%  5 0.1%  6 0.1%  
125 Saudi Ar abia, Kingdom of  2 0.0%  4 0.1%  6 0.1%  
125 Singapore  5 0.1%  1 0.0%  6 0.1%  
130 Dominica  3 0.0%  2 0.0%  5 0.1%  
130 Estonia  3 0.0%  2 0.0%  5 0.1%  
130 Liberia  0 0.0%  5 0.1%  5 0.1%  
133 Belize  3 0.0%  1 0.0%  4 0.1%  
133 Cambodia  1 0.0%  3 0.0%  4 0.1%  
133 Nicara gua 2 0.0%  2 0.0%  4 0.1%  
133 Norway  3 0.0%  1 0.0%  4 0.1%  
133 Seychelles  1 0.0%  3 0.0%  4 0.1%  
133 Sierra Leone  1 0.0%  3 0.0%  4 0.1%  
139 Cuba 1 0.0%  2 0.0%  3 0.0%  
139 Grenada  1 0.0%  2 0.0%  3 0.0%  
139 Luxembourg  0 0.0%  3 0.0%  3 0.0%  
139 Papua New Guine a 0 0.0%  3 0.0%  3 0.0%  
139 Qatar  3 0.0%  0 0.0%  3 0.0%  
144 Antigua and Barbuda  2 0.0%  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  WT/BFA/W/415  
 
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 Country / Cust. Terr it. Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
144 Brunei Darussalam  2 0.0%  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  
144 Malta  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  2 0.0%  
144 Myanmar  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  2 0.0%  
144 Somalia  2 0.0%  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  
144 Surina me 2 0.0%  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  
144 Swaziland  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.0%  
151 Bahrain, Kingdom of  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
151 Djibouti  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
151 Lao People's Democratic Republic  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
151 Maldives  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
151 Saint Vincent a nd the Grenadines  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
 Total 3,577  47.3%  3,993  52.7%  7,570  100.0%  
 
 
PROFESSIONAL VACANCI ES 
 
(45 Vacancies ) 
 
  
Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
1 India 113 2.1%  200 3.7%  313 5.8%  
2 France  134 2.5%  131 2.4%  265 4.9%  
2 Spain  147 2.7%  118 2.2%  265 4.9%  
4 United States of America  89 1.7%  145 2.7%  234 4.3%  
5 Brazil  90 1.7%  116 2.2%  206 3.8%  
6 Italy 71 1.3%  113 2.1%  184 3.4%  
7 Kenya  66 1.2%  88 1.6%  154 2.9%  
8 Nigeria  36 0.7%  107 2.0%  143 2.7%  
9 Canada  44 0.8%  98 1.8%  142 2.6%  
10 Mexico  65 1.2%  54 1.0%  119 2.2%  
11 Argentina  55 1.0%  61 1.1%  116 2.2%  
11 Switzerland  42 0.8%  74 1.4%  116 2.2%  
13 Turkey  30 0.6%  81 1.5%  111 2.1%  
14 Cameroon  19 0.4%  91 1.7%  110 2.0%  
15 Russian Federation  55 1.0%  41 0.8%  96 1.8%  
16 Colombia  35 0.6%  58 1.1%  93 1.7%  
17 China  65 1.2%  27 0.5%  92 1.7%  
18 United Kingdom  30 0.6%  59 1.1%  89 1.7%  
19 Germany  27 0.5%  59 1.1%  86 1.6%  
20 South Africa  44 0.8%  33 0.6%  77 1.4%  
21 Pakistan  17 0.3%  59 1.1%  76 1.4%  
22 Australia  33 0.6%  38 0.7%  71 1.3%  
23 Greece  38 0.7%  29 0.5%  67 1.2%  
23 Uganda  30 0.6%  37 0.7%  67 1.2%  
25 Philippines  32 0.6%  33 0.6%  65 1.2%  
26 Ukraine  45 0.8%  12 0.2%  57 1.1%  
27 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  11 0.2%  45 0.8%  56 1.0%  
28 Egypt  20 0.4%  33 0.6%  53 1.0% 
28 Tunisia  7 0.1%  46 0.9%  53 1.0%  
30 Poland  28 0.5%  24 0.4%  52 1.0%  
31 Peru 32 0.6%  18 0.3%  50 0.9%  
32 Romania  26 0.5%  22 0.4%  48 0.9%  
33 Côte d'Ivoire  6 0.1%  41 0.8%  47 0.9%  
34 Zimbabwe  16 0.3%  30 0.6%  46 0.9%  
35 Portugal  23 0.4%  22 0.4%  45 0.8%  
36 Netherlands  15 0.3%  29 0.5%  44 0.8%  
37 Korea, Republic of  28 0.5%  13 0.2%  41 0.8%  
38 Senegal  6 0.1%  31 0.6%  37 0.7%  
39 Burkina Faso  5 0.1%  31 0.6%  36 0.7%  
40 Benin  3 0.1%  31 0.6%  34 0.6%  
40 Chile 14 0.3%  20 0.4%  34 0.6%  
40 Japan  11 0.2%  23 0.4%  34 0.6%  
43 Belgium  8 0.1%  24 0.4%  32 0.6%  
43 Ecuador  11 0.2%  21 0.4%  32 0.6%  
43 Malawi  6 0.1%  26 0.5%  32 0.6%  
46 Democratic Republic of the Congo  7 0.1%  24 0.4%  31 0.6%  
46 Ghana  8 0.1%  23 0.4%  31 0.6%  
46 Togo 3 0.1%  28 0.5%  31 0.6%  
49 Tanzania  8 0.1%  22 0.4%  30 0.6%  
50 Dominican Republic  13 0.2%  16 0.3%  29 0.5%  
51 Mauritius  13 0.2%  15 0.3%  28 0.5%  
52 Bulgaria  19 0.4%  7 0.1%  26 0.5%  
53 Morocco  9 0.2%  16 0.3%  25 0.5%  
54 Botswana  13 0.2%  11 0.2%  24 0.4%  
54 Trinidad and Tobago  13 0.2%  11 0.2%  24 0.4% WT/BFA/W/415  
 
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Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
56 Albania  16 0.3%  7 0.1%  23 0.4%  
56 Finland  13 0.2%  10 0.2%  23 0.4%  
56 Indonesia  6 0.1%  17 0.3%  23 0.4%  
56 Zambia  13 0.2%  10 0.2%  23 0.4%  
60 Jamaica  16 0.3%  6 0.1%  22 0.4%  
61 Jordan  4 0.1%  17 0.3%  21 0.4%  
62 Rwanda  3 0.1%  17 0.3%  20 0.4%  
62 Uruguay 10 0.2%  10 0.2%  20 0.4%  
64 Kazakhstan  13 0.2%  6 0.1%  19 0.4%  
64 Madagascar  10 0.2%  9 0.2%  19 0.4%  
64 Panama  9 0.2%  10 0.2%  19 0.4%  
67 Bangladesh  4 0.1%  14 0.3%  18 0.3%  
67 Nepal  0 0.0%  18 0.3%  18 0.3%  
69 Guatemala  12 0.2%  5 0.1%  17 0.3%  
70 Chines e Taipei  7 0.1%  8 0.1%  15 0.3%  
70 Congo  5 0.1%  10 0.2%  15 0.3%  
70 Namibia  7 0.1%  8 0.1%  15 0.3%  
70 Sweden  5 0.1%  10 0.2%  15 0.3%  
74 Burundi  4 0.1%  10 0.2%  14 0.3%  
74 Costa Rica  9 0.2%  5 0.1%  14 0.3%  
74 Croatia  9 0.2%  5 0.1%  14 0.3%  
74 Czech Republic  5 0.1%  9 0.2%  14 0.3%  
74 Georgia  8 0.1%  6 0.1%  14 0.3%  
74 Mali 7 0.1%  7 0.1%  14 0.3%  
80 Afghanistan  4 0.1%  9 0.2%  13 0.2%  
80 Moldova, Republic of  11 0.2%  2 0.0%  13 0.2%  
80 New Zealand  5 0.1%  8 0.1%  13 0.2%  
83 Armenia  4 0.1%  8 0.1%  12 0.2%  
83 Centra l African Republic  1 0.0%  11 0.2%  12 0.2%  
83 El Salvador  4 0.1%  8 0.1%  12 0.2%  
83 Hungary  3 0.1%  9 0.2%  12 0.2%  
83 Ireland  3 0.1%  9 0.2%  12 0.2%  
83 Lesotho  5 0.1%  7 0.1%  12 0.2%  
83 Malaysia  7 0.1%  5 0.1%  12 0.2%  
83 Thailand  11 0.2%  1 0.0%  12 0.2%  
91 Chad 0 0.0%  11 0.2%  11 0.2%  
91 Kyrgyz Republic  6 0.1%  5 0.1%  11 0.2%  
91 Viet Nam  10 0.2%  1 0.0%  11 0.2%  
91 Yemen  0 0.0%  11 0.2%  11 0.2%  
95 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  3 0.1%  7 0.1%  10 0.2%  
95 Paraguay  6 0.1%  4 0.1%  10 0.2%  
95 Sri Lanka  2 0.0%  8 0.1%  10 0.2%  
95 Tajikistan  1 0.0%  9 0.2%  10 0.2%  
99 The former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia  0 0.0%  9 0.2%  9 0.2%  
100 Austria  2 0.0%  6 0.1%  8 0.1%  
100 Barbados  4 0.1%  4 0.1%  8 0.1%  
100 Cyprus  6 0.1%  2 0.0%  8 0.1%  
100 Denmark  3 0.1%  5 0.1%  8 0.1%  
100 Haiti 5 0.1%  3 0.1%  8 0.1%  
100 Oman  5 0.1%  3 0.1%  8 0.1%  
100 Slovak Republic  4 0.1%  4 0.1%  8 0.1%  
107 Fiji 7 0.1%  0 0.0%  7 0.1%  
107 Guinea  2 0.0%  5 0.1%  7 0.1%  
107 Guyana  6 0.1%  1 0.0%  7 0.1%  
107 Honduras  3 0.1%  4 0.1%  7 0.1%  
107 Iceland  6 0.1%  1 0.0%  7 0.1%  
107 Lithuania  5 0.1%  2 0.0%  7 0.1%  
107 Mozambique  0 0.0%  7 0.1%  7 0.1%  
114 Angola  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  6 0.1%  
114 Gabon  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  6 0.1%  
114 Hong Kong, China  4 0.1%  2 0.0%  6 0.1%  
114 Mauritania  0 0.0%  6 0.1%  6 0.1%  
114 Niger  1 0.0%  5 0.1%  6 0.1%  
114 Saint Lucia  6 0.1%  0 0.0%  6 0.1%  
114 Singapore  5 0.1%  1 0.0%  6 0.1%  
114 Slovenia  1 0.0%  5 0.1%  6 0.1%  
122 Estonia  3 0.1%  2 0.0%  5 0.1%  
122 Liberia  0 0.0%  5 0.1%  5 0.1%  
122 Mongolia  5 0.1%  0 0.0%  5 0.1%  
122 Montenegro  4 0.1%  1 0.0%  5 0.1%  
122 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  1 0.0%  4 0.1%  5 0.1%  
127 European Communities  4 0.1%  0 0.0%  4 0.1%  
127 Norway  3 0.1%  1 0.0%  4 0.1%  
127 Seychelles  1 0.0%  3 0.1%  4 0.1%  
127 Vanuatu  0 0.0%  4 0.1%  4 0.1%  
131 Belize  2 0.0%  1 0.0%  3 0.1%  WT/BFA/W/415  
 
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Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
131 Cambodia  1 0.0%  2 0.0%  3 0.1%  
131 Israel  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  
131 Latvia  3 0.1%  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  
131 Nicaragua  1 0.0%  2 0.0%  3 0.1%  
131 Papua New Guinea  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  
131 Sierra Leone  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  
131 The Gambia  2 0.0%  1 0.0%  3 0.1%  
139 Antigua and Barbu da 2 0.0%  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  
139 Dominica  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  2 0.0%  
139 Grenada  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  2 0.0%  
139 Malta  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  2 0.0%  
139 Myanmar  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  2 0.0%  
139 Suriname  2 0.0%  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  
139 Swaziland  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.0%  
146 Brunei Darussalam  1 0.0% 0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
146 Cuba 0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
146 Luxembourg  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
146 Somalia  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
 Total 2,234  41.4%  3,159  58.6%  5,393  100.0%  
 
 
PROFESSIONAL VACANCI ES (EXCLU DING LINGUISTIC STAF F) 
 
(43 Vacancies ) 
 
  
Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
1 India 113 2.2%  200 3.8%  313 6.0%  
2 France  110 2.1%  124 2.4%  234 4.5%  
3 United States of America  87 1.7%  143 2.7%  230 4.4%  
4 Spain  105 2.0%  102 2.0%  207 4.0%  
5 Brazil  89 1.7%  116 2.2%  205 3.9%  
6 Italy 68 1.3%  111 2.1%  179 3.4%  
7 Kenya  66 1.3%  88 1.7%  154 3.0%  
8 Nigeria  36 0.7%  107 2.1%  143 2.7%  
9 Canada  43 0.8%  98 1.9%  141 2.7%  
10 Mexico  62 1.2%  51 1.0%  113 2.2%  
11 Switzerland  38 0.7%  74 1.4%  112 2.1%  
12 Turkey  30 0.6%  81 1.6%  111 2.1%  
13 Cameroon  18 0.3%  88 1.7%  106 2.0%  
14 Argentina  39 0.7%  56 1.1%  95 1.8%  
14 Russian Federation  54 1.0%  41 0.8%  95 1.8%  
16 China  65 1.2%  27 0.5%  92 1.8%  
17 Colombia  32 0.6%  56 1.1%  88 1.7%  
17 United Kingdom  29 0.6%  59 1.1%  88 1.7%  
19 Germany  27 0.5%  59 1.1%  86 1.6%  
20 South Africa  44 0.8%  33 0.6%  77 1.5%  
21 Pakistan  17 0.3%  59 1.1%  76 1.5%  
22 Australia  33 0.6%  38 0.7%  71 1.4%  
23 Uganda  30 0.6%  37 0.7%  67 1.3%  
24 Greece  37 0.7%  29 0.6%  66 1.3%  
25 Philippines  32 0.6%  33 0.6%  65 1.2%  
26 Ukraine  45 0.9%  12 0.2%  57 1.1%  
27 Egypt  20 0.4%  33 0.6%  53 1.0%  
27 Tunisia  7 0.1%  46 0.9%  53 1.0%  
29 Poland  28 0.5%  24 0.5%  52 1.0%  
29 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  10 0.2%  42 0.8%  52 1.0%  
31 Romania  26 0.5% 22 0.4%  48 0.9%  
32 Peru 30 0.6%  17 0.3%  47 0.9%  
33 Zimbabwe  16 0.3%  30 0.6%  46 0.9%  
34 Côte d'Ivoire  6 0.1%  38 0.7%  44 0.8%  
35 Netherlands  14 0.3%  29 0.6%  43 0.8%  
35 Portugal  23 0.4%  20 0.4%  43 0.8%  
37 Korea, Republic of  28 0.5%  13 0.2%  41 0.8%  
38 Burkina Faso  5 0.1%  31 0.6%  36 0.7%  
38 Senegal  6 0.1%  30 0.6%  36 0.7%  
40 Benin  3 0.1%  31 0.6%  34 0.7%  
40 Japan  11 0.2%  23 0.4%  34 0.7%  
42 Chile 12 0.2%  20 0.4%  32 0.6%  
42 Malawi  6 0.1%  26 0.5%  32 0.6%  
44 Democratic Republic of the Congo  7 0.1%  24 0.5%  31 0.6%  
44 Ghana  8 0.2%  23 0.4%  31 0.6%  
44 Togo 3 0.1%  28 0.5%  31 0.6%  
47 Belgium  8 0.2%  22 0.4%  30 0.6%  WT/BFA/W/415  
 
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Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
47 Tanzania  8 0.2%  22 0.4%  30 0.6%  
49 Ecuador  9 0.2%  20 0.4%  29 0.6%  
50 Mauritius  13 0.2%  15 0.3%  28 0.5%  
51 Bulgaria  19 0.4%  7 0.1%  26 0.5% 
51 Dominican Republic  11 0.2%  15 0.3%  26 0.5%  
53 Botswana  13 0.2%  11 0.2%  24 0.5%  
53 Morocco  9 0.2%  15 0.3%  24 0.5%  
53 Trinidad and Tobago  13 0.2%  11 0.2%  24 0.5%  
56 Albania  16 0.3%  7 0.1%  23 0.4%  
56 Finland  13 0.2%  10 0.2%  23 0.4%  
56 Indonesia  6 0.1%  17 0.3%  23 0.4%  
56 Zambia  13 0.2%  10 0.2%  23 0.4%  
60 Jamaica  16 0.3%  6 0.1%  22 0.4%  
61 Jordan  4 0.1%  17 0.3%  21 0.4%  
62 Rwanda  3 0.1%  17 0.3%  20 0.4%  
63 Kazakhstan  13 0.2%  6 0.1%  19 0.4%  
63 Madagascar  10 0.2%  9 0.2%  19 0.4%  
63 Uruguay  10 0.2%  9 0.2%  19 0.4%  
66 Bangladesh  4 0.1%  14 0.3%  18 0.3%  
66 Nepal  0 0.0%  18 0.3%  18 0.3%  
66 Panama  8 0.2%  10 0.2%  18 0.3%  
69 Guatemala  11 0.2%  5 0.1%  16 0.3%  
70 Congo  5 0.1%  10 0.2%  15 0.3%  
70 Namibia  7 0.1%  8 0.2%  15 0.3%  
70 Sweden  5 0.1%  10 0.2%  15 0.3%  
73 Burundi  4 0.1%  10 0.2%  14 0.3%  
73 Chinese Taipei  7 0.1%  7 0.1%  14 0.3%  
73 Costa Rica  9 0.2%  5 0.1%  14 0.3%  
73 Croatia  9 0.2%  5 0.1%  14 0.3%  
73 Czech Republic  5 0.1%  9 0.2%  14 0.3%  
73 Georgia  8 0.2%  6 0.1%  14 0.3%  
73 Mali 7 0.1%  7 0.1%  14 0.3%  
80 Afghanistan  4 0.1%  9 0.2%  13 0.2%  
80 Moldova, Republic of  11 0.2%  2 0.0%  13 0.2%  
80 New Zealand  5 0.1%  8 0.2%  13 0.2%  
83 Armenia  4 0.1%  8 0.2%  12 0.2%  
83 Central African Republic  1 0.0%  11 0.2%  12 0.2%  
83 Hungary  3 0.1%  9 0.2%  12 0.2%  
83 Ireland  3 0.1%  9 0.2%  12 0.2%  
83 Lesotho  5 0.1%  7 0.1%  12 0.2%  
83 Malaysia  7 0.1%  5 0.1%  12 0.2%  
83 Thailand  11 0.2%  1 0.0%  12 0.2%  
90 Chad 0 0.0%  11 0.2%  11 0.2%  
90 El Salvador  3 0.1%  8 0.2%  11 0.2%  
90 Kyrgyz Republic  6 0.1%  5 0.1%  11 0.2%  
90 Viet Nam  10 0.2% 1 0.0%  11 0.2%  
94 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  3 0.1%  7 0.1%  10 0.2%  
94 Paraguay  6 0.1%  4 0.1%  10 0.2%  
94 Sri Lanka  2 0.0%  8 0.2%  10 0.2%  
94 Tajikistan  1 0.0%  9 0.2%  10 0.2%  
94 Yemen  0 0.0%  10 0.2%  10 0.2%  
99 The former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia  0 0.0%  9 0.2%  9 0.2%  
100 Austria  2 0.0%  6 0.1%  8 0.2%  
100 Barbados  4 0.1%  4 0.1%  8 0.2%  
100 Cyprus  6 0.1%  2 0.0%  8 0.2%  
100 Denmark  3 0.1%  5 0.1%  8 0.2%  
100 Haiti 5 0.1%  3 0.1%  8 0.2%  
100 Oman  5 0.1%  3 0.1%  8 0.2%  
100 Slovak Republic  4 0.1%  4 0.1%  8 0.2%  
107 Fiji 7 0.1%  0 0.0%  7 0.1%  
107 Guinea  2 0.0%  5 0.1%  7 0.1%  
107 Guyana  6 0.1%  1 0.0%  7 0.1%  
107 Iceland  6 0.1%  1 0.0%  7 0.1%  
107 Lithuania  5 0.1%  2 0.0%  7 0.1%  
107 Mozambique  0 0.0%  7 0.1%  7 0.1%  
113 Angola  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  6 0.1%  
113 Gabon 3 0.1%  3 0.1%  6 0.1%  
113 Hong Kong, China  4 0.1%  2 0.0%  6 0.1%  
113 Mauritania  0 0.0%  6 0.1%  6 0.1%  
113 Saint Lucia  6 0.1%  0 0.0%  6 0.1%  
113 Singapore  5 0.1%  1 0.0%  6 0.1%  
113 Slovenia  1 0.0%  5 0.1%  6 0.1%  
120 Estonia  3 0.1%  2 0.0%  5 0.1%  
120 Honduras  3 0.1%  2 0.0%  5 0.1%  
120 Liberia  0 0.0%  5 0.1%  5 0.1%  
120 Mongolia  5 0.1%  0 0.0%  5 0.1%  WT/BFA/W/415  
 
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Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
120 Montenegro  4 0.1%  1 0.0%  5 0.1%  
120 Niger  0 0.0%  5 0.1%  5 0.1%  
120 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  1 0.0%  4 0.1%  5 0.1%  
127 Norway  3 0.1%  1 0.0%  4 0.1%  
127 Seychelles  1 0.0%  3 0.1%  4 0.1%  
127 Vanuatu  0 0.0%  4 0.1%  4 0.1%  
130 Belize  2 0.0%  1 0.0%  3 0.1%  
130 Cambodia  1 0.0%  2 0.0%  3 0.1%  
130 European Communities  3 0.1%  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  
130 Israel  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  
130 Latvia  3 0.1%  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  
130 Nicara gua 1 0.0%  2 0.0%  3 0.1%  
130 Papua New Guinea  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  
130 Sierra Leone  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  
130 The Gambia  2 0.0%  1 0.0%  3 0.1%  
139 Antigua and Barbuda  2 0.0%  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  
139 Dominica  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  2 0.0%  
139 Grenada  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  2 0.0% 
139 Malta  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  2 0.0%  
139 Myanmar  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  2 0.0%  
139 Suriname  2 0.0%  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  
139 Swaziland  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.0%  
146 Brunei Darussalam  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
146 Cuba 0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
146 Luxembourg  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
146 Somalia  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
 Total 2,116  40.6%  3,099  59.4%  5,215  100.0%  WT/BFA/W/415  
 
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  ANNEX 9 
SHORT -LISTED CANDIDATES FO R POSITIO NS ADVERTISED IN 201 6 
 ALL VACANCIES (73 VACANCIES)  
  
Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
1 France  28 9.1%  11 3.6%  39 12.7%  
2 Spain  13 4.2%  8 2.6%  21 6.8%  
3 Italy 11 3.6%  9 2.9%  20 6.5%  
4 United States of America  8 2.6%  11 3.6%  19 6.2%  
5 India 4 1.3%  11 3.6%  15 4.9%  
6 Canada  3 1.0%  8 2.6%  11 3.6%  
7 United Kin gdom  8 2.6%  2 0.7%  10 3.3%  
8 Australia  4 1.3%  5 1.6%  9 2.9%  
9 China  5 1.6%  3 1.0%  8 2.6%  
9 Finland  8 2.6%    0.0%  8 2.6%  
9 Mexico  7 2.3%  1 0.3%  8 2.6%  
12 Germany  3 1.0%  4 1.3%  7 2.3%  
12 Philippines  1 0.3%  6 2.0%  7 2.3%  
12 Switzerland  4 1.3%  3 1.0%  7 2.3%  
15 Brazil    0.0%  6 2.0%  6 2.0%  
16 Ireland  4 1.3%  1 0.3%  5 1.6%  
16 Peru 3 1.0%  2 0.7%  5 1.6%  
18 Belgium  2 0.7%  2 0.7%  4 1.3%  
18 Chile 4 1.3%    0.0%  4 1.3%  
18 Ghana  3 1.0%  1 0.3%  4 1.3%  
18 Japan  1 0.3%  3 1.0%  4 1.3%  
18 Portugal    0.0%  4 1.3%  4 1.3% 
18 Russian Federation  3 1.0%  1 0.3%  4 1.3%  
24 Cameroon  2 0.7%  1 0.3%  3 1.0%  
24 Colombia  1 0.3%  2 0.7%  3 1.0%  
24 Kenya  2 0.7%  1 0.3%  3 1.0%  
24 Netherlands    0.0%  3 1.0%  3 1.0%  
24 Nigeria  1 0.3%  2 0.7%  3 1.0%  
24 South Africa  2 0.7%  1 0.3%  3 1.0%  
24 Sweden    0.0%  3 1.0%  3 1.0%  
24 Ukraine  1 0.3%  2 0.7%  3 1.0%  
24 Viet Nam  3 1.0%    0.0%  3 1.0%  
33 Argentina  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  2 0.7%  
33 Croatia    0.0%  2 0.7%  2 0.7%  
33 Egypt  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  2 0.7%  
33 Madagascar  2 0.7%    0.0%  2 0.7%  
33 New Zealand    0.0%  2 0.7%  2 0.7%  
33 Pakistan  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  2 0.7%  
33 Romania  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  2 0.7%  
33 Turkey    0.0%  2 0.7%  2 0.7%  
33 Uruguay  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  2 0.7%  
33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  2 0.7%  
43 Armenia    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
43 Bangladesh    0.0% 1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
43 Bulgaria    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
43 Burundi    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
43 Cabo Verde  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
43 Costa Rica    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
43 Democratic Republic of the Congo    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
43 Denmark  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
43 Dominican Republic    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
43 Georgia  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
43 Greece    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
43 Guinea  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
43 Haiti 1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
43 Hungary  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
43 Iceland  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
43 Jamaica  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
43 Korea, Republic of  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
43 Lithuania    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
43 Malaysia    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
43 Montenegro  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
43 Poland    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
43 Rwanda    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
43 Seychelles    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
43 Sierra Leone    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
43 Slovenia    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
43 Tanzania  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
43 Togo   0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
43 Trinidad and Tobago  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  WT/BFA/W/415  
 
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  43 Tunisia    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
43 Uganda    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
43 Zambia  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
  Total 160 52.1%  147 47.9%  307 100.0%  
 
 PROFESSIONAL VACANCIES (45 VACANCIES)  
  
Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
1 France  11 4.9%  9 4.0%  20 8.9%  
2 United States of America  7 3.1%  10 4.5%  17 7.6%  
3 Italy 6 2.7%  8 3.6%  14 6.3%  
3 Spain  8 3.6%  6 2.7%  14 6.3%  
5 India 2 0.9%  11 4.9%  13 5.8%  
6 Canada  2 0.9%  8 3.6%  10 4.5%  
7 Australia  4 1.8%  4 1.8%  8 3.6%  
8 China  4 1.8%  3 1.3%  7 3.1%  
8 Germany  3 1.3%  4 1.8%  7 3.1%  
8 Mexico  6 2.7%  1 0.4%  7 3.1%  
11 Philippines    0.0%  6 2.7%  6 2.7%  
12 Brazil    0.0%  5 2.2%  5 2.2%  
12 United Kingdom  3 1.3%  2 0.9%  5 2.2%  
14 Japan  1 0.4%  3 1.3%  4 1.8%  
14 Peru 3 1.3%  1 0.4%  4 1.8%  
14 Switzerland  1 0.4%  3 1.3%  4 1.8%  
17 Belgium  1 0.4%  2 0.9%  3 1.3%  
17 Colombia  1 0.4%  2 0.9%  3 1.3%  
17 Finland  3 1.3%    0.0%  3 1.3%  
17 Kenya  2 0.9%  1 0.4%  3 1.3%  
17 Netherlands    0.0%  3 1.3%  3 1.3%  
17 Nigeria  1 0.4%  2 0.9%  3 1.3%  
17 Russian Federation  2 0.9%  1 0.4%  3 1.3%  
17 Sweden    0.0%  3 1.3%  3 1.3%  
17 Ukraine  1 0.4%  2 0.9%  3 1.3%  
17 Viet Nam  3 1.3%    0.0%  3 1.3%  
27 Argentina  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  2 0.9%  
27 Cameroon  2 0.9%    0.0%  2 0.9%  
27 Egypt  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  2 0.9%  
27 New Zealand    0.0%  2 0.9%  2 0.9%  
27 Pakistan  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  2 0.9%  
27 South Africa  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  2 0.9%  
27 Turkey    0.0%  2 0.9%  2 0.9%  
34 Armenia    0.0%  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  
34 Bangladesh    0.0%  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  
34 Bulgaria    0.0%  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  
34 Burundi    0.0%  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  
34 Cabo Verde  1 0.4%    0.0%  1 0.4%  
34 Chile 1 0.4%    0.0%  1 0.4%  
34 Costa Rica    0.0%  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  
34 Croatia    0.0%  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  
34 Democratic Republic of the Congo    0.0%  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  
34 Denmark  1 0.4%    0.0%  1 0.4%  
34 Dominican Republic    0.0%  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  
34 Ghana    0.0%  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  
34 Greece    0.0%  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  
34 Guinea  1 0.4%    0.0%  1 0.4%  
34 Haiti 1 0.4%    0.0%  1 0.4%  
34 Iceland  1 0.4%    0.0%  1 0.4%  
34 Ireland    0.0%  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  
34 Jamaica  1 0.4%    0.0%  1 0.4%  
34 Korea, Republic of  1 0.4%    0.0%  1 0.4%  
34 Lithuania    0.0%  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  
34 Malaysia    0.0%  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  
34 Montenegro  1 0.4%    0.0%  1 0.4%  
34 Poland    0.0%  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  
34 Portugal    0.0%  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  
34 Romania  1 0.4%    0.0%  1 0.4%  
34 Rwanda    0.0%  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  
34 Seychelles    0.0%  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  
34 Sierra Leone    0.0%  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  
34 Slovenia    0.0%  1 0.4%  1 0.4% 
34 Togo   0.0%  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  
34 Tunisia    0.0%  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  
34 Uganda    0.0%  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  
34 Uruguay  1 0.4%    0.0%  1 0.4%  
34 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of    0.0%  1 0.4%  1 0.4%  
34 Zambia  1 0.4%    0.0%  1 0.4%  
  Total 93 41.5%  131 58.5%  224 100.0% WT/BFA/W/415  
 
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   PROFESSIONAL VACANCIES (43  VACANCIES)  
LINGUISTIC STAFF EXCLUDED  
  
Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
1 United States of America  7 3.3%  10 4.7%  17 8.1%  
2 Italy 6 2.8%  8 3.8%  14 6.6%  
3 France  5 2.4%  8 3.8%  13 6.2%  
3 India 2 0.9%  11 5.2%  13 6.2%  
5 Canada  2 0.9%  8 3.8%  10 4.7%  
6 Spain  3 1.4%  6 2.8%  9 4.3%  
7 Australia  4 1.9%  4 1.9%  8 3.8%  
8 China  4 1.9%  3 1.4%  7 3.3%  
8 Germany  3 1.4%  4 1.9%  7 3.3%  
8 Mexico  6 2.8%  1 0.5%  7 3.3%  
11 Philippines    0.0%  6 2.8%  6 2.8%  
12 Brazil    0.0% 5 2.4%  5 2.4%  
12 United Kingdom  3 1.4%  2 0.9%  5 2.4%  
14 Japan  1 0.5%  3 1.4%  4 1.9%  
14 Switzerland  1 0.5%  3 1.4%  4 1.9%  
16 Belgium  1 0.5%  2 0.9%  3 1.4%  
16 Colombia  1 0.5%  2 0.9%  3 1.4%  
16 Finland  3 1.4%    0.0%  3 1.4%  
16 Kenya  2 0.9%  1 0.5%  3 1.4%  
16 Netherlands    0.0%  3 1.4%  3 1.4%  
16 Nigeria  1 0.5%  2 0.9%  3 1.4%  
16 Peru 2 0.9%  1 0.5%  3 1.4%  
16 Russian Federation  2 0.9%  1 0.5%  3 1.4%  
16 Sweden    0.0%  3 1.4%  3 1.4%  
16 Ukraine  1 0.5%  2 0.9%  3 1.4%  
16 Viet Nam  3 1.4%    0.0%  3 1.4%  
27 Argentina  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  2 0.9%  
27 Cameroon  2 0.9%    0.0%  2 0.9%  
27 Egypt  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  2 0.9%  
27 New Zealand    0.0%  2 0.9%  2 0.9%  
27 Pakistan  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  2 0.9%  
27 South Africa  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  2 0.9%  
27 Turkey    0.0%  2 0.9%  2 0.9%  
34 Armenia    0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5% 
34 Bangladesh    0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
34 Bulgaria    0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
34 Burundi    0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
34 Cabo Verde  1 0.5%    0.0%  1 0.5%  
34 Chile 1 0.5%    0.0%  1 0.5%  
34 Costa Rica    0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
34 Croatia    0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
34 Democrati c Republic of the Congo    0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
34 Denmark  1 0.5%    0.0%  1 0.5%  
34 Dominican Republic    0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
34 Ghana    0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
34 Greece    0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
34 Guinea  1 0.5%    0.0%  1 0.5%  
34 Haiti 1 0.5%    0.0%  1 0.5%  
34 Iceland 1 0.5%    0.0%  1 0.5%  
34 Ireland    0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
34 Jamaica  1 0.5%    0.0%  1 0.5%  
34 Korea, Republic of  1 0.5%    0.0%  1 0.5%  
34 Lithuania    0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
34 Malaysia    0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
34 Montenegro  1 0.5%    0.0%  1 0.5%  
34 Poland    0.0% 1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
34 Portugal    0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
34 Romania  1 0.5%    0.0%  1 0.5%  
34 Rwanda    0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
34 Seychelles    0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
34 Sierra Leone    0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
34 Slovenia    0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
34 Togo   0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
34 Tunisia    0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
34 Uganda    0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
34 Uruguay  1 0.5%    0.0%  1 0.5%  
34 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of    0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
34 Zambia  1 0.5%    0.0%  1 0.5%  
  Total 81 38.4%  130 61.6%  211 100.0%  
 
 
 
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  ANNEX 1 0 
WTO PROFESSIONAL AND SUPPORT STAFF BY  GENDER  
PERCENTAGE OF WTO PROFESSIONAL STAFF  
BY GENDER - EVOLUTION SINCE 1995  
Date Men Women  Total 
01 January 1995  69.0%  31.0%  100.0%  
31 December 2005  61.3%  38.7%  100.0%  
31 December 2010  58.1%  41.9%  100.0%  
31 December 2016  55.4%  44.6%  100.0%  
 
 
 
PERCENTAGE OF WTO SUPPORT STAFF  
BY GENDER - EVOLUTION SINCE 1995  
Date Men Women  Total 
01 January 1995  27.8%  72.2%  100.0%  
31 December 2005  32.0%  68.0%  100.0%  
31 December 2010  29.5%  70.5%  100.0%  
31 December 2016  32.4%  67.6%  100.0%  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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- 37 - ANNEX 1 1 
DESCRIPTION OF INTER NSHIP PROGRAMMES  
 PROGRAMME  PURPOSE  ELIGIBILITY  DURATION  
 
1 WTO Internship  Designed for post -graduate university students wishing to gain 
practical experience and deeper knowledge of the multilateral trad ing 
system. Assignments given to interns are intended to enhance interns' 
knowledge and understanding of the WTO and of trade policy more 
generally.  Candidates from WTO Members and countries as well as customs territories 
engaged in accession negotiations . Must have completed their undergraduate 
studies in a relevant discipline (e.g. economics, law, political science, 
international relations), and shall have completed at least one year of their 
postgraduate studies . Minimum age is 21 years and the maximum age is 
30 years.  From three 
months to a 
maximum of six 
months  
DEVELOPING COUNTRY AND LDC -FOCUSED INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMES  
2 Young Professionals 
Programme  (YPP)  To increase the number of professionals in the Secretariat from 
developing countries and LDCs wi th no representation.  The Programme 
aims to widen the pool of professionals from these countries who can 
later be more competitive with respect to recruitment in the WTO.  Candidates must be a national of a WTO Member state. Must have completed an 
advanced university degree in law, economics, or other international trade -
related subject relevant to WTO work. Minimum of two years' relevant 
experience necessary. Language requirements include fluency in English as well 
as good working knowledge of one other off icial WTO language (French or 
Spanish) would be an advantage. Maximum age is 32 years.  One year without 
the possibility of 
extension  
3 WTO Accessions 
Internship  
[sponsored by the 
Government of China ] The WTO Accessions Internship Programme aims to help y oung 
professionals from LDCs and developing countries increase their 
understanding of the WTO and of trade law, international economics 
and international relations in general.  Four positions available per year. Candidates from WTO Members and countries 
as well as customs territories engaged in accession negotiations. Must have 
completed their undergraduate studies in a relevant discipline (e.g. economics, 
law, political science, international relations), and shall have completed at least 
one year of their p ostgraduate studies . Minimum age is 21 years and the 
maximum age is 30  years.  Ten months  
4 PhD Internship  To contribute to a continuing renewal and enlargement of academic 
WTO expertise in developing countries. The Secretariat will finance and 
assist doct oral students from developing countries to conduct research 
at the WTO and to provide them with mentoring/advice in close 
collaboration with the students' academic supervisors.  Doctoral students from LDCs and developing countries of WTO  Members and 
countri es and customs territories engaged in accession negotiations. 
Undertaking a PhD in economics, law or in a closely -related WTO discipline. 
Must be in the last year of their PhD and in the writing up stage of the thesis.  From three 
months to a 
maximum of si x 
months  
5 Netherlands Trainee 
Programme  To assist in the eco nomic and social development of LDCs, low income 
countries and comparable poor small and vulnerable economies in 
areas related to trade policy and to provide essentially junior public 
officials with the opportunity to learn about matters dealt with within 
the WTO, under the direction of staff members of the WTO.  Successfully completed a WTO trade policy course and/or attended other WTO 
short trade policy courses, workshops and training activities  and possess at 
least three years of professional working experience in WTO -related issues. A 
relevant academic degree and good drafting skills.  Maximum of ten 
months   
  WT/BFA/W/415  
 
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6 French/Irish Mission 
Internship 
Programme  To create Internships for Missions in Geneva  aimed: (a) at enhancing 
their knowledge and understanding of the multilateral trading system 
and of trade policy in general; (b) to strengthen the understanding of 
the negotiation process at the WTO; and (c) to support the mission in 
participating more ac tively in the daily activities of the WTO.  Open to nationals of developing countries including LDCs and economies in 
transition with a Geneva mission. Qualifications ideally would include: an 
appropriate economics, trade and/or law degree at the post -gradu ate level; 
working experience in the national administration in a trade -related area; good 
drafting skills. Ideally interns would be between 25 and 35 years of age.  Maximum of ten 
months  
7 Regional Coordinator 
Internships  Based in the Mission of the rotat ing coordinator of a designated group, 
e.g. ACP, African Group, CARICOM, Arab Group and others.  University degree in law, economics, political science or international relations.  Maximum of six 
months  
 
Note: The administration and coordination of all inte rnships programmes is managed  by the Human Resources Division. Internship selections are based on merit considering: 
eligibility criteria, academic qualifications and expertise.   
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- 39 - ANNEX 1 2 
NUMBER OF INTERNSHIP S BY PROGRAMME, COUN TRY STATUS, REGION A ND GENDE R 
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMES FROM 2005 TO 2016  
Programme1 2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  Total  
WTO Internships  66 61 67 63 73 93 75 79 80 75 83 99 914 
WTO Accessions Internship  -  - - - - - - 4 3 5 7 5 24 
PhD Interns  10 11 15 8 8 7 2 1 2 8 4 3 79 
Netherlands Trainee Programme  15 16 9 9 11 13 10 16 15 15 14 17 160 
French/Irish Mission Internship Programme  
(Developing and LDCs) in Geneva  4 18 7 2 9 16 12 17 22 17 18 18 160 
Regional Coordinator Interns hips 7 2 5 4 2 7 7 7 10 9 7 7 74 
Total 102 108 103 86 103 136 106 124 132 129 133 149 1411 
 
 
NUMBER OF INTERNS BY MEMBER COU NTRY STATUS 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 % 
Developed  404 49.3%  47 47.5%  0 0.0%  0 0.0%  404 32.0%  47 31.5%  
Developing  382 46.6%  52 52.5%  224 50.6%  24 48.0%  606 48.0%  76 51.0%  
LDC 33 4.0%  0 0.0%  219 49.4%  26 52.0%  252 20.0%  26 17.4%  
Total 819 100.0%  99 100.0%  443 100.0%  50 100.0%  1262 100.0%  149 100.0%  
 
 
                                                
1 A vacancy notice was published for the YPP in 2016. Selection process was held jointly  by the Institute for Technical Cooperation (ITTC) and the Human Resources 
Division. Five young professionals from four unpresented countries were selected and will work in various divisions starting in January 2017.   
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- 40 - NUMBER OF INTERNS BY REGI ON 2005 - 2014 AND 2015  
 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%  1 2.0%  98 7.8%  4 2.7%  
Oceania  10 1.2%  0 0.0%  18 4.1%  0 0.0%  28 2.2%  0 0.0%  
Total 819 100.0%  99 100.0%  443 100.0%  50 100.0%  1262 100.0%  149 100.0%  
 
 
NUMBER OF INTERNS BY GENDER 2005 - 2014 AND 2015  
 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%  24 48.0%  617 48.9%  78 52.3%  
Male 369 45.1%  45 45.5%  276 62.3%  26 52.0%  645 51.1%  71 47.7%  
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/Iri sh Mis sion Internship Programme  
- Regional Coordinator Internshi pWT/BFA/W/415  
 
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  ANNEX  13 
NUMBER OF INTERNS  BY COUNTRY  
 31 DECEMBER 2016    31 DECEMBER 2016  
 Country / Cust. Territ.  F M Total  
Nbr %   Country / Cust. Territ.  F M Total   
Nbr % 
 
1 China  7 5 12 8.1%   26 Myanmar  1   1 0.7%  
2 India 4 6 10 6.7%   26 Peru 1   1 0.7%  
3 Switzerland  5 3 8 5.4%   26 Poland  1   1 0.7%  
4 France  4 3 7 4.7%   26 Romania    1 1 0.7%  
5 Brazil  3 2 5 3.4%   26 Saint Lucia  1   1 0.7%  
5 Italy 3 2 5 3.4%   26 Senegal    1 1 0.7%  
7 Germany  3 1 4 2.7%   26 Sudan  1   1 0.7%  
7 Netherlands  2 2 4 2.7%   26 Sweden  1   1 0.7%  
7 Russian Federation  3 1 4 2.7%   26 Tajikistan    1 1 0.7%  
10 Colombia  1 2 3 2.0%   26 Tanzania  1   1 0.7%  
10 Nigeria  1 2 3 2.0%   26 Thailand    1 1 0.7%  
10 Spain  2 1 3 2.0%   26 Togo 1   1 0.7%  
10 Sri Lanka  1 2 3 2.0%   26 Trinidad and Tobago  1   1 0.7%  
14 Bangladesh  1 1 2 1.3%   26 Ukraine  1   1 0.7%  
14 Benin  2   2 1.3%   26 Vanuatu    1 1 0.7%  
14 Greece  1 1 2 1.3%   26 Yemen    1 1 0.7%  
14 Japan    2 2 1.3%   26 Zimbabwe    1 1 0.7%  
14 Kazakhstan  2   2 1.3%    Total 80 69 149 100.0%  
14 Kyrgyz Republic    2 2 1.3%         
14 Pakistan    2 2 1.3%         
14 South Africa    2 2 1.3%         
14 Uganda  2   2 1.3%         
14 United Kingdom    2 2 1.3%         
14 United States of America  1 1 2 1.3%         
14 Viet Nam  1 1 2 1.3%         
26 Afghanistan    1 1 0.7%         
26 Angola  1   1 0.7%         
26 Armenia  1   1 0.7%         
26 Azerbaijan  1   1 0.7%         
26 Belize  1   1 0.7%         
26 Bhutan    1 1 0.7%         
26 Bolivia, Plurination al 
State of  1   1 0.7%   
      
26 Botswana  1   1 0.7%         
26 Bulgaria  1   1 0.7%         
26 Burkina Faso    1 1 0.7%         
26 Burundi  1   1 0.7%         
26 Cambodia    1 1 0.7%         
26 Cameroon    1 1 0.7%         
26 Canada  1   1 0.7%         
26 Chile   1 1 0.7%         
26 Comoros    1 1 0.7%         
26 Congo    1 1 0.7%         
26 Costa Rica  1   1 0.7%         
26 Côte d'Ivoire    1 1 0.7%         
26 Democratic Republic of 
the Congo    1 1 0.7%         
26 Dominican Republic  1   1 0.7%         
26 Finland  1   1 0.7%         
26 Georgia  1   1 0.7%         
26 Guinea    1 1 0.7%         
26 Hungary    1 1 0.7%         
26 Indonesia  1   1 0.7%         
26 Iran 1   1 0.7%         
26 Jamaica    1 1 0.7%         
26 Korea, Republic of  1   1 0.7%         
26 Liberia    1 1 0.7%        
26 Lithuania    1 1 0.7%         
26 Madagascar    1 1 0.7%         
26 Mali 1   1 0.7%         
26 Mongolia  1   1 0.7%         
26 Montenegro  1   1 0.7%         
26 Morocco  1   1 0.7%         
26 Mozambique  1   1 0.7%         
 
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