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World Trade Organization
Chairs: Ahmed Hussain, Bonnie KrenzEmail the chairs:
Announcements
Position Papers are due Sunday, January 31 at noon by email to the chairs. Position Papers are required for delegate awards. More information about position papers can be found on the preparation page.
Background Guides have been posted. Download full pdf
Topic 1: Special and Differential Treatment for Developing Nations
Background GuideThe World Trade Organization is tasked with administering trade agreements, providing forums for trade negotiations, handling trade disputes, monitoring national trade policies, assisting and training developing countries in issues regarding trade, and generally cooperating with other arms of the United Nations in order to promote worldwide peace and prosperity. How can the WTO help both developing and developed countries better implement, integrate, and streamline the obligations established in the Uruguay Talks?
Topic 2: Issues in Agricultural Trade
Background GuideUntil the Uruguay Round negotiations (1986-1994), the GATT was mostly ineffective in dealing with many important facets of international agricultural trade. Many countries established export subsidies as well as import restrictions such as tariffs. This unbalanced trade ran the risk of creating a volatile market, the crash of which could send many countries into famine. One of the first significant steps of the WTO was to curtail these import restrictions and export subsidies in order to create a more balanced global agricultural market.
