World Trade Organization (wto)

(WTO)   ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION  THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) IS AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION (IGO) THAT ADMINISTERS THE RULES OF TRADE BETWEEN NATIONS .

 THE WTO WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1995 AS THE SUCCESSOR TO THE “GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE “ (GATT).

 IT IS COMPOSED OF 149 MEMBER COUNTRIES, WITH AROUND 30 OTHERS CURRENTLY NEGOTIATING MEMBERSHIP.

THE WTO’S KEY FUNCTIONS ARE TO ADMINISTER WTO TRADE AGREEMENTS; PROVIDE A FORUM FOR TRADE NEGOTIATIONS ;  HANDLE TRADE DISPUTES;  MONITOR NATIONAL TRADE POLICIES; PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; TRAINING FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; AND TO COOPERATE WITH OTHER

EVALUATION OF WTO

 THE WTO’S EVALUATION CAPABILITIES RANK NINTH AMONG THE TEN ASSESSED IGOS WITH A SCORE OF 56 PERCENT.

THE WTO DOES NOT HAVE AN ORGANIZATION-WIDE EVALUATION . THE “MONITORING AND EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR WTO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES”, GUIDES THE EVALUATION OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT THE WTO SECRETARIAT PROVIDES TO DEVELOPING AND LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES , TO ADJUST TO WTO RULES AND DISCIPLINES AND IMPLEMENT OBLIGATIONS.

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THIS POLICY MEETS SOME OF THE GOOD

PRACTICE PRINCIPLE ON EVALUATION, COMMITTING TO ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE EVALUATION PROCESS AND USING THE RESULTS TO INFORM DECISION-MAKING. IT DOES NOT HOWEVER, MAKE A COMMITMENT TO BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE RESULTS OF EVALUATIONS.

 THE HEAD OF THE TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION AUDIT UNIT OVERSEES IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICY, BUT NO TRAINING IS PROVIDED TO STAFF ON HOW TO COMPLY WITH IT . THE POLICY IS TRANSLATED INTO TWO LANGUAGES , BUT NOT DISSEMINATED EXTERNALLY . AND NO MECHANISMS ARE IN PLACE FOR ENSURING THE DISSEMINATION OF LESSON LEARNT FROM THE