About the WTO  2

Understanding the WTO  2

A global membership  8

How it all comes together  4

Welcoming new members  10

Joining the WTO  6

A brief history  12

A year in review 14

A message from WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy 14

Our year 16

A YEAR IN REVIEW

Trade negotiations  20

Implementation and monitoring  34

Dispute settlement  74

Building trade capacity  94

Outreach  110

Secretariat and budget  132