. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/BFA/W/111/Rev.2 
14 April 2008 
 (08-1732) 
Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration  
  
 
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS, GIFTS OR DONATIONS FROM 
NON-GOVERNMENTAL DONORS 
 
Revision
1 
(28 June 2004) 
 
Given that voluntary contributions, gifts or dona tions (hereafter "donations") from non-governmental 
donors could be of benefit and since Members are co mmitted to ensuring that no conflict of interest 
should arise through the acceptance of such donat ions, it is herein affirmed that the process with 
regard to such donations will be go verned by the following guidelines. 
 
1. Donations proposed by private individuals and non-governmental, non-pr ofit organizations or 
foundations (non-governmental donors)  may be considered.  These ma y include donations of goods or 
services "in kind";  however, secondment of staf f from non-governmental donors to the WTO is 
prohibited. 
2. Donations from non-governmental donors whic h are for-profit organizations or companies 
shall not be accepted. 
3. The activities, aims and motivations of  the non-governmental donors mentioned under 1 
above shall not be incompatible with the policies, aims and activities of the WTO and, as mentioned 
above, shall not give rise to a conflict of interest. 
4. While non-governmental donors shall be en couraged to make donations to the Doha 
Development Agenda Global Trust Fund at large,  the donor may specify one or more activities 
associated with WTO programs as the purpose of the donation. 
5. All proposed donations from non-governmental dono rs shall be notified to the Committee on 
Budget, Finance and Administration which shall promptly consider the proposals. The Director-General shall accept a proposed donation only after the Committee has approved
2 the 
proposed donation and its intended use(s). It is re cognized that the Committee may wish to consider 
establishing a subsidiary working group to make recommendations to it relative to proposed 
donations. 
6. The notification shall include full details rega rding the activities, aims and motivations of the 
non-governmental donors mentioned under 1 above and the intend ed uses(s) of the donation. 
7. All accepted donations from non- governmental donors shall be placed in a trust fund and be 
disbursed in a manner that takes into account the broad objectives of the Committee on Trade and 
Development, the Memorandum of Understanding  Establishing the Global Trust Fund and any 
additional modalities to be established for the purpose of disbursing the resources of the trust fund. 
                                                      
1 This revision was approved by the General Council on 27 July 2004 (WT/GC/M/87). 
2 Pursuant to Regulation 19:1 of the WTO Financia l Regulations.  All donations of a type covered by 
these guidelines are deemed to involve a certain additional financial liability for the WTO. WT/BFA/W/111/Rev.2 
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  8. Donations shall not entitle non- governmental donors to use of the WTO name or logo in any 
way. 
9. Full details relative to all accepted donations  from non-governmental donors and their uses 
shall be included in the Director General’s Budg etary and Financial Report on extra-budgetary funds. 
10. Information with regard to accepted donati ons shall also be made available on the WTO 
Website in order to ensure transparency. 
 
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