WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/COMTD/AFT/W/16/Add.2 
13 October 2010 
 (10-5256) 
Committee on Trade and Development 
Aid for Trade  
 
 
 
AID-FOR-TRADE WORK PROGRAMME1 
 
2010-2011 
 
Addendum  
   This document provides a revision of the indica tive calendar of Aid-for-Trade events that was 
annexed to the Aid-for-Trade Work Programme 2010- 2011.  The list will be periodically updated to 
reflect additional events notified to the Secretariat. 
 
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1 The Work Programme was issued under the responsibility of the Chair of the Committee on Trade 
and Development (CTD) on 27 November 2009.  
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2010  
10-11 January First Consultative Meeting :  Initiative on 
Aid-for-Trade Roadmap for the United Nations Economic and Social 
Commission for Western Asia 
(UNESCWA) Beirut, Lebanon The meeting was organized jointly by the Interna tional Islamic Trade Fina nce Corporation (ITFC) 
UNESCWA, and UNDP, and agreed that an Aid-fo r-Trade Roadmap will be developed to identify 
national and regional needs, assist member countr ies to establish national and regional priorities, 
support member countries to mainstream these priorities in their development strategies, and 
support the mobilization of resources from within an d outside the region to address these priority 
needs. For more details, see:  
http://www.itfc-idb.org/node/186
 and 
http://www.escwa.un. org/information/meetingdeta ils.asp?referenceNum=1220E  
27-28 January ECOWAS Aid-for-Trade Review 
Abuja, Nigeria The Review highlighted the Aid-fo r-Trade needs of the region an d initiated a process that should 
lead to the development of an Aid- for-Trade Strategy for West Africa. 
http://www.aidfortrade.ecowas.int/   
10-11 March Workshop on Aid-for-Trade needs 
assessments in the SPECA countries 
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan The technical workshop focused on a presentation of Aid-for-Trade needs assessments for the 
countries of the Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, 
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikist an, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan ).  Agencies involved included 
Islamic Development Bank, UNDP, UNECE, UNESCAP and ITC.   Information on the meeting can be found at http://www.itfc-idb.org/node/216
 and additional 
background information can be found at  http://www.unece.org/pre ss/pr2009/09trade_p03e.htm  
16-18 March EIF Regional Pacific Workshop 
Port Vila, Vanuatu Organized by the Government of Vanuatu in cooperation with UNDP and the IF Executive 
Secretariat, the Workshop prov ided a platform to discuss how the EIF process can support, 
inter alia , the Aid-for-Trade agenda in the Pacific.  The Pacific Isla nds Forum Secretariat provided 
information on its Aid-for-Trade Strategy.  Further information on UNDP activities, the Integrated 
Framework, and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat can be found at  http://www.undp.org  
http://www.integratedframework.org/  and http://www.forumsec.org.fj/   
17 March (a.m.) CTD dedicated session on "Aid for Trade 
and Agriculture" The thematic discussion highlight ed the G8/G20 commitments on food security and how they relate 
to the broader Aid-for-Trade agenda.  A background note prepared by the S ecretariat was circulated 
in WT/COMTD/AFT/W/17.  More information on the dedicated session can be found at 
http://www.wto .org/english/news_e/new s10_e/aid_17mar10_e.htm .  
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17 March (lunchtime) Joint ITC-WTO Seminar on "Connecting 
West African Farmers to the Market" The seminar looked at how the ECOWAS Agriculture Policy sought to address supply-side 
constraints and trade-related infras tructure within the agriculture sector in West Africa.  More 
information on the Seminar can be found at http://www.wto .org/english/news_e/new s10_e/aid_17mar10_e.htm
.  Information on ITC's AfT-
related activities can be found at  http://www.intracen.org/Aid forTrade/ITC _role.htm  
17 March (p.m.) CTD – Fourteenth Session on Aid for 
Trade Overview of developments on Aid for Trade, feedback on national and regional events, feedback 
from partner organizations.  A background note prepared by the Secretariat was circulated for the meeting in WT/COMTD/AFT/W/18.   
18 March (p.m.) Presentation of the World Bank's 
Group-wide Trade Strategy  The World Bank's Group-wide Trade Strategy is being developed to assist in delivering more 
effectively on Aid for Trade.  It will focus on activities such as:  export development and 
competitiveness;  trade finance;  trade facilitation an d logistics;  regional integration;  and trade 
policy, as well as publicly available data an d tools to facilitate policy-making, analysis and 
evaluation.  For more information see http://www.worldbank.org   
10-11 May Third AsDB Regional Technical Group   
Tokyo, Japan The process and timetable relating to the RTG report  was agreed.  The report will examine:  (i) a 
general overview of Aid-for-Trade flows in the region;  (ii) details of some of the key projects and programmes that have been implemented by the AsDB in the region;  (iii) the strategy on Aid for 
Trade in the coming year(s);  and (iv) the way forw ard, including a calendar of events that are being 
planned in Asia.  For more information see http://www.aric.adb.org/ aid-for-trade-asia/
 
10-12 May UNCTAD – High-level meeting on trade 
capacity-building and competition policy 
for African LDCs  Lusaka, Zambia The event identified successful strategies to prom ote growth and developmen t in African LDCs and 
explored examined duty-free, quota-free trade schemes and related Aid-for-Trade support.   For 
more information see: http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Meeting.asp?m=19233&intItemID=1942&lang=1
 
27 May (a.m.) CTD dedicated session on "Aid for Trade 
and Development Finance" The thematic discussion focused on OECD figures on Aid-for-Trade flows in 2008 and how Aid for 
Trade interacts with development finance more broadly.   A background note prepared by the 
Secretariat was circulated in WT/COMTD/AFT/W/2 0 and Add.1/Corr.1.  More information can be 
found at http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news10_e/aid_17mar10_e.htm . 
27 May (p.m.) CTD – Fifteenth Session on Aid for Trade Overview of developments on Aid for Trade, feedback on national and regi onal events, feedback 
from partner organizations.  A background note prepared by the Secretariat was circulated for the 
meeting in WT/COMTD/AFT/W/18/Add.1 and Add.1/Corr.1. 
31 May and 2 June China Trade Policy Review (TPR) Development Division provided inputs on Aid for Trade for the TPR.    
31 May – 2 June  UNECA Expert Group Meeting and 
Workshop on Aid for Trade and Africa’s 
Trading Capacity    
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The Expert Group meeting discussed financial flows to Africa, the evaluation of Aid for Trade and 
how Aid for Trade can support regional integration and intra-African trade.  For more information 
see  http://www.uneca.org .  
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7 June OECD Joint Development Assistance 
Committee (DAC) and the Working Party 
of the Trade Committee (WPTC) on Aid for Trade   
Paris, France The OECD reported on ongoing work on performance assessment of Aid for Trade. The 
Membership of the DAC/WPTC di scussed the joint work programm e on Aid for Trade;  topics 
included how to evaluate Aid for Trade, the meta-evaluation study, binding constraints, management for development results, and future work.
  
http://www.oecd.org/document/42/0,3343,en_2649_34665_45468266_1_1_1_1,00.html  
8 June EU Aid-for-Trade Monitoring Report 
2010 Presentation by the EU of its Aid-for-Trade Monitoring Report 2010.  
http://ec.europa.eu/development/icenter/repository/SEC_2010_0419_COM_2010_0159_EN.PDF  
9 and 11 June  Malawi TPR Development Division provided inputs on Aid for Trade for this pilot TPR.    
14-15 June East African Community High-Level 
Workshop on Aid for Trade 
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania The workshop was hosted by the Government of Tanzania in cooperation with the Commonwealth 
Secretariat and brought together senior officials from East Afri can Community (EAC) countries, 
regional and international organizations, and Geneva -based delegates to review and assess the Aid-
for–Trade challenges faced by EAC countries. 
21-23 June EIF Regional Asian Workshop           
Kathmandu, Nepal Hosted by the Government of Nepal in cooperatio n with the IF Executive Secretariat and with the 
participation of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Maldives and Yemen, the 
workshop provided a platform to discuss the EIF process.  Further information can be found at  
http://www.integratedframework.org/  
30 June – 1 July Central African Aid-for-Trade 
Preparatory meeting  
Douala, Cameroon The preparatory meeting agreed on a roadmap for an Aid-for-Trade review for Central Africa which 
is expected to be held in early 2011. 
6 July Seminar on Aid for Trade 
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia The event served to increase awareness and ownership among the members of the Islamic 
Development Bank (IDB) Group on the Aid-for-Trade agenda and to examine how best the IDB 
Group could contribute to the Third Global Review of Aid for Trade in 2011. 
19 July (a.m.) Workshop on Monitoring and Evaluation The workshop examined the current state of our knowledge and proposed step s to refine the 
monitoring and evaluation framework by reporting on outcome and impact using a "case story" approach  
19 July (p.m.) CTD – Sixteenth Session on Aid for 
Trade and dedicated workshop on 
Monitoring and Evaluation Overview of developments on Aid for Trade, feedback on national and regional events, feedback 
from partner organizations.  A thematic discussion  focused on management for development results 
approaches to Aid- for-Trade evaluation and our cu rrent state of knowledge.   
22-23 July The African Private Sect or Forum             
Kampala, Uganda The Forum on "Creating new business opportunities in the aftermath of the global economic and 
financial crisis" was organized as a pre-African  Union Summit event by the Commission of the 
African Union, in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC), the UN Global Compact 
(UNGC), African Export-Import Bank, the Government of Uganda and the Ugandan private sector.  For more details see:   
http://www.unglobalcompact.org/newsandevents/upcoming_events_2010.html#jul
  
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14 and 16 September Gambia TPR Development Division provided inputs on Aid for Trade for this TPR. 
20 and 22 September Honduras TPR Development Division provided inputs on Aid for Trade for this pilot TPR.    
29 September and 1 October United States TPR Development Division provided inputs on Aid for Trade for this pilot TPR.    
4 and 6 October Benin, Burkina Faso and Mali TPR Development Division provided inputs on Aid for Trade for this pilot TPR.    
6-8 October Regional training event for French-
speaking African countries:  Trade and 
Development, with a focus on Aid for Trade 
Libreville, Gabon The aim of the training event was to assist prepar ations for the Third Global Review of Aid for 
Trade in July 2011.  Focus of the event was on tr aining participants to complete the Aid-for-Trade 
self-assessment questionnaire and to identify and submit Aid-for-Trade case stories. 
11 and 13 October Sri Lanka TPR Development Division provided inputs on Aid for Trade for this TPR. 
19-20 October  National Seminar on Aid for Trade 
New Delhi, India The national event will discuss trade-related activities conducted through India's south-south 
cooperation.  
22 October OECD Expert Group on Indicators The aim of this expert group is to advance discussions on a menu of indicators which  could be used 
to track impacts and outcomes of Ai d-for-Trade project s and programmes. 
25 October Expert roundtable meeting on the "Gender 
Dimension of Aid for Trade" 
Geneva, Switzerland The expert meeting is jointly organized by the WTO and ITC.  The aim of the meeting is to 
showcase strategic actions for gender mainstreaming and to further consideration of the gender 
perspective in the Aid-for-Trade initiative. 
26 October (a.m.) Workshop on Mainstreaming Aid for 
Trade The aim of the Workshop is to examine what lessons can be learnt from mainstreaming initiatives 
and to discuss what lessons can be learned for Aid for Trade. 
26 October (p.m.) CTD – Seventeenth Session on Aid for 
Trade Overview of developments on Aid for Trade, feedback on national and regional events, feedback 
from partner organizations and overview on the 2010-2011 monitoring and evaluation of Aid for Trade and experiences of partner organizations. The Asian Development Bank will provide an 
update on the work of its Aid-for-Trade Regional Technical Group. 
27-29 October Pre-Confer ence event for LDC-IV 
Conference                 Geneva, Switzerland The Pre-Conference event entitled "Building produ ctive capacities in LDCs for inclusive and 
sustainable development" is being organized by UNCTAD. 
3 and 5 November Belize TPR Development Division has provided inputs on Aid for Trade for this pilot TPR.    
9-11 November Regional training event for Asian 
Economies:  Trade and Development, 
with a special focus on Aid for Trade Hanoi, Viet Nam The aim of the training event is to  assist preparations for the Third Global Review of Aid for Trade 
to be held in July 201.  The objective of the even t is to train participants to complete the Aid-for-
Trade self-assessment questionnaire and to iden tify and submit Aid-for-Trade case stories.  
16 and 17 November UNECA/WTO Regional training event 
for Anglophone Africa 
Johannesburg, South Africa  The aim of the training event is to  assist preparations for the Third Global Review of Aid for Trade 
to be held in July 201.  The objective of the even t is to train participants to complete the Aid-for-
Trade self-assessment questionnaire and to iden tify and submit Aid-for-Trade case stories.   
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30 November-2 December Region al training event for Latin 
American countries:  Trade and 
Development, with a special focus on Aid for Trade   
Quito, Ecuador The aim of the training event is to  assist preparations for the Third Global Review of Aid for Trade 
to be held in July 201.  The objective of the even t is to train participants to complete the Aid-for-
Trade self-assessment questionnaire and to iden tify and submit Aid-for-Trade case stories.  
1-2 December UNECE/UNDP - Review of Aid for 
Trade for SPECA countries Baku, Azerbaijan Review meeting on Aid for Trade
 in the SPECA countries.  Agencies involved include Islamic 
Development Bank, UNDP, UNECE, UNESCAP and ITC.   
13 December Second Pre-Conference event for LDC-IV 
Conference                 
Geneva, Switzerland The Conference, entitled "Trade and Developmen t in the Least-Developed Countries:   
Opportunities and Challenges in a Post-Crisis World", is being organized by the World Bank and 
UNOHRLLS in preparation for LDC-IV.   
2011  
10-14 January First Inter-governmental Preparatory 
Meeting for LDC-IV Conference 
New York, United States The preparatory meeting will discuss the possible deliverables from the LDC-IV Conference to be 
held in 2011 and begin to negotiate a draft outcome document.  
25-27 January Regional training event for Caribbean 
countries:  Trade and Development, with a special focus on Aid for Trade 
[Venue to be confirmed] The aim of the training event is to  assist preparations for the Third Global Review of Aid for Trade 
to be held in July 2011.  The objective of the event is to train participants to complete the Aid-for-Trade self-assessment questionnaire and to iden tify and submit Aid-for-Trade case stories.  
Early 2011 Fourth AsDB Regional Technical Group Discussions at the RTG will focus, inter alia , on preparations of a work plan for the RTG for 2011-
2012. 
Early 2011 Aid-for-Trade Review for Centra l Africa The review will bring together Cent ral African RECs and their member countri es to showcase the 
national and regional Aid-for-Trade strategies, and gather donor support and funding for identified 
priority projects and programmes. 
23-25 February UNCTAD Expert Meeting on 
International Cooperation:  South-South Cooperation and Regional integration  
18-25 April Second Inter-governmental Preparatory 
Meeting for LDC-IV Conference New York, United States Preparatory meeting for the LDC-IV Conference. 
30 May – 3 June  – TBC Fourth United Nations Conference on the 
Least-Developed Countries         
Istanbul, Turkey The Fourth United Nations Conference on the Leas t-Developed Countries (LDC-IV) will assess the 
results of the 10-year action pl an for the LDCs adopted in 2 001 and agree new measures and 
strategies for the sustainable development of the LDCs. 
July Third Global Review of Aid for Trade  
 
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