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The WTO-led monitoring framework will have three levels:
i) a global tracking of aid-for-trade flows, using the OECD Creditor Reporting System (CRS)
ii) donor reports, based on self-assessments, and
iii) recipient reports, also based on self-assessments.
Together these three levels of monitoring will provide a comprehensive picture of Aid for Trade and enable the international community to assess what is happening, what is not, and where improvements are needed.
Questionnaires for donors and partner countries have been developed to provide a common structure to donors’ and partner countries’ self-assessments and facilitate discussions in the WTO. They have been sent to all WTO governments. The answers will be examined at the first Annual Review of Aid for Trade taking place in the WTO on 20-21 November 2007.
The questionnaires attempt to reflect the recommendations of the WTO Task Force, including using the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness as a guiding principle for the delivery of Aid for Trade. They are organised around four main themes: What is your aid-for-trade strategy?; How much Aid for Trade do you provide/receive?; How do you implement your strategy?, and; Do you participate in mutual accountability arrangements?
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