WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/COMTD/AFT/W/16/Add.1 
9 March 2010 
 (10-1255) 
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 on:  Initiative 
on Aid-for-Trade Road Map 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.    
http://www.itfc-idb.org/node/186
 
http://www.escwa.un. org/information/meetingdeta ils.asp?referenceNum=1220E  
27-28 January ECOWAS Aid-for-Trade Review 
Abuja, Nigeria The Review served to highlight Aid-for-Trade need s of the region and initiated a process that will 
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 will be focused on presen tation of Aid-for-Trade needs assessments for the 
countries of the Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, 
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,  Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan).   Agencies involved include 
Islamic Development Bank, UNDP, UNECE, UNESCAP and ITC.   Background information can be found at http://www.unece.org/press/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 will provide a platform  to discuss how the EIF process can support, 
inter alia , the Aid-for-Trade agenda in the Pacific.  The Pacific Is lands Forum Secretariat will 
provide information on its Aid-for-Trade Strategy .  Further information on UNDP activities, the 
Integrated Framework, and the Pacific Isla nds Forum Secretariat can be found at  
http://www.undp.org  http://www.integratedframework.org/  and http://www.forumsec.org.fj/ , 
respectively 
17 March (a.m.) CTD dedicated session on "Aid for Trade 
and Agriculture" The thematic discussion will highlight the G8/G20 commitments on agriculture and see how they 
relate to the broader Aid-for-Trade agenda.  A background note prepared by the Secretariat has been 
circulated in WT/COMTD/AFT/W/17. 
17 March (lunchtime) Joint ITC-WTO Seminar on "Connecting 
West African Farmers to the Market" The seminar will look at how the ECOWAP and donor support for it seek to address supply-side 
constraints and trade-related infras tructure within the agriculture s ector in West Africa.  Speakers 
include private sector operators working in the agriculture sector in West Africa, development 
partners active in the region, and representatives of civil society. 
http://www.intracen.org/Aid forTrade/ITC_role.htm   
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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 has been 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 Strategy is being developed to assist in delivering more effectively on Aid for Trade.  It will 
focus on sets of activities such as:  export develo pment and competitiveness;  trade finance;  trade 
facilitation and logistics;  regional integration;  an d trade policy, as well as publicly available data 
and tools to facilitate policy-making, analysis and evaluation.  The World Bank would like to present a final draft of the strategy paper to its Board meeting in the autumn of 2010.  
http://www.worldbank.org
  
28-29 April Central African Aid-for-Trade 
Preparatory meeting Douala, Cameroon A preparatory meeting will be held of the A frica Aid-for-Trade Working Group with Central 
African RECs and members states to discuss a work plan for an Aid-for-Trade review. 
10-11 May Third AsDB Regional Technical Group   
Tokyo, Japan The meeting will validate a report of the RTG.  Th e report will comprise four chapters highlighting 
the following elements:  (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 yea r(s);  and (iv) way forward, including a calendar 
of events that are being planned in Asia. 
http://www.aric.adb.org/aid-for-trade-asia/  
10-12 May  China Trade Policy Review (TPR) Development Division has provided inputs on Aid for Trade for the TPR.    
10-12 May UNCTAD – High-level meeting on trade 
capacity-building and competition policy 
for African LDCs 
Lusaka, Zambia The event will identify successful mitigating stra tegies to promote growth and development in 
African LDCs and explore the features and bene fits of duty-free, quota-free trade schemes and 
related Aid-for-Trade support. 
27 May CTD dedicated sessi on on "Aid for Trade 
and Development Finance" A thematic discussion on Aid for Trade in development finance and the impact of the financial 
crisis.  Development Division is curr ently preparing this thematic session. 
28 May CTD – Fifteenth Session on Aid for Trade Overview of developments on Aid for Trade, feedback on national and regional ev ents, feedback 
from partner organizations.   
31 May – 2 June (TBC) UNECA/AfDB/WTO Expert Group meeting to examine how Aid for Trade can support regional integration process es in 
Africa and how the effectiveness of Aid for Trade should be assessed.   
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 will report on ongoing work to improv e performance assessment of Aid for Trade. The 
membership of the DAC/WPTC will discuss the joint work programme on Aid for Trade;  topics 
will include how to evaluate Aid for Trade, the meta-evaluation study, binding constraints, management for development results, and future work.
  http://www.oecd.org/  
9-11 June  Malawi TPR Development Division has provided inputs on Aid for Trade for the TPR.     
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21-23 June Honduras TPR Development Division is coordinating with the Trade Policy Review Division to provide inputs on 
Aid for Trade for the TPR.    
July  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 which would focus on management for development results approaches to Aid-for-Trade ev aluation and our current state of knowledge  is 
planned.   
July UNECE/UNDP - Regional 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.  Date to be confirmed.   
September United States TPR Development Division is coordinating with the Trade Policy Review Division to provide inputs on 
Aid for Trade for the TPR.    
September  OECD Joint Development Assistance 
Committee (DAC) and the Working Party of the Trade Committee on Aid for Trade  
October CTD – Seventeenth Session on Aid for 
Trade and dedicated workshop on 
Mainstreaming Aid for Trade Overview of developments on Aid for Trade, feedback on national and regional events, feedback 
from partner organizations and a discussion on monitoring and evaluation of Aid for Trade, 
experiences of partner organizations and other similar work carried out.  It is expected to have 
agreement on an Aid-for-Trade  evaluation work programme.  A thematic discussion on 
mainstreaming Aid for Trade is planned. 
November Belize TPR Development Division is coordinating with the Trade Policy Review Division to provide inputs on 
Aid for Trade for the TPR.    
December Aid-for-Trade Review for Central Af rica The review will bring together Central African RECs and thei r member countries  to showcase the 
national and regional Aid-for-Trade strategies, and gather donor support and funding for identified 
priority projects and programmes. 
December Benin, Burkina Faso and Mali TPR De velopment Division is coordinating with th e Trade Policy Review Division to provide  inputs on 
Aid for Trade for the TPR.    
December (TBC) General Council debate on Aid for Trade The debate  would be based around a pres entation on 2008 Aid-for-Trade fl ows, progress in 
mainstreaming reports from the Secretariat on the status of  implementation of the Aid-for-Trade 
Work Programme for 2010-2011, and reports on activities undertaken.  Members would be 
encouraged to report on th eir Aid-for-Trade activities. 
TBC   Aid-for-Trade Review of South-South 
cooperation One theme which needs to be developed further in 2010 is that of South-South cooperation.  Dates, 
agenda and location would be agreed after consultation with Members and partner organizations 
involved in South-South cooperation.  
TBC Inter-American Development Bank 
(IaDB) IaDB is planning to hold a regional event on South-South cooperation and triangular cooperation.  
IaDB is also keen to organize events showcasing innovative funding mechanisms, good practice 
research and to organize national events in support of TPR processes.  
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2011  
TBC Thematic events Discussions will be held with Members on the modalities and objectives of thematic events in 2011, 
notably on Landlocked Developing Countries and Small and Vulnerable Economies.   
TBC OECD Policy Dialogue  
2012  
TBC Third Global Review of Aid for Trade  
 
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