Secretariat and budget The WTO Secretariat has 621 staff on the regular budget, including individuals from 70 of the WTO’s members. The WTO mainly derives its income from annual contributions from its 153 members. These contributions are based on a formula that takes into account each member’s share of international trade. The WTO’s total budget for 2010 is CHF 193,989,500. World Trade Organization 138 Annual Report 2010 WTO Secretariat 140 WTO Secretariat organizational chart – May 2010 140 Allocation of staff by division as of 31 December 2009 141 WTO staff on regular budget by gender and nationality as of 31 December 2009 142 WTO staff on regular budget by grade and gender as of 31 December 2009 144 Budget, finance and administration 146 Consolidated expenditure 2009 147 Consolidated budget 2010-11 147 Members’ contributions to the WTO budget and the budget of the Appellate Body 2010 148 Internal audit 151 A SER t n C D B e u D A G i e A t t World Trade Organization Annual Report 2010 139 Secretariat WTO Secretariat and budget t he WtO secretariat, with offices in Geneva, has 621 staff on the regular budget and is headed by Director‑General pascal lamy. since decisions are taken by WtO members, the secretariat has no decision‑making powers. its main duties are to supply technical and professional support for the various councils and committees, to provide technical assistance for developing countries, to monitor and analyse developments in world trade, to provide information to the public and the media and to organize the ministerial conferences. the secretariat also provides some forms of legal assistance in the dispute settlement process and advises governments wishing to become members of the WtO. The Secretariat staff on the regular budget includes individuals from 70 of the WTO’s members (see Table 2). The professional staff is composed mostly of economists, lawyers and others with a specialization in international trade policy. There is also a substantial number of personnel working in support services, including informatics, finance, human resources and language services. The total staff complement is composed almost equally of men and women. The working languages of the WTO are English, French and Spanish. Figure 1: WTO Secretariat organization chart – May 2010 Director-General Pascal Lamy Office of the Director-General Arancha González Laya Human Council & Trade Office of Information Appellate Resources Negotiations Internal Audit and External Body Mira Bacelj Committee Margaret Relations Werner Evan Rogerson Kireeta-Mwanja Keith Rockwell Zdouc Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Director-General Director-General Director-General Director-General Valentine Alejandro Jara Harsha V. Singh Rufus H. Yerxa Sendanyoye Rugwabiza Legal Affairs Development Agriculture and Market Access Bruce Wilson Shishir Commodities Carmen Luz Priyadarshi Clemens Guarda Rules Boonekamp Johannes Human Institute for Training Intellectual Property and Technical Trade and Antony Taubman Economic Research Cooperation Environment and Statistics Hakim Ben Vesile Kulaçog˘lu Administration and Patrick Low Hammouda General Services Robert Luther Trade in Services Accessions Technical Hamid Mamdouh Chiedu Osakwe Cooperation Audit Informatics Jorge Viganó Ghassan Karam Trade Policies Languages, Review Documentation and Richard Eglin Information Management Christiane Verguin WTO Secretariat World Trade Organization 140 www.wto.org/secretariat Annual Report 2010 The WTO’s recruitment policy is based on the principle of equal opportunity for all, with the objective of ensuring the broadest possible diversification of the WTO Secretariat. The fullest regard is given to merit, qualifications and experience. The Appellate Body, which has its own Secretariat, was established by the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes to consider appeals to decisions by dispute settlement panels (see page 102). The seven Appellate Body members are individuals with recognized standing in the fields of law and international trade. They are appointed to a four-year term and may be reappointed once. t able 1: Allocation of staff by division as of 31 December 2009 s enior management and Division Regular staff* directors** t otal Director-General 0 1 1 Office of the Director-General 12 1 13 Offices of the Deputy Directors-General 8 4 12 Accessions Division 7.8 1 8.8 Administration and General Services Division 78.5 1 79.5 Agriculture & Commodities Division 14.6 1 15.6 Council and TNC Division 17.8 1 18.8 Development Division 13 1 14 Economic Research and Statistics Division 41.8 2 43.8 Human Resources Division 22.4 1 23.4 Informatics Division 38.3 1 39.3 Information & External Relations Division 25.6 1 26.6 Institute for Training and Technical Co-operation 32.5 1 33.5 Intellectual Property Division 12.1 1 13.1 Languages, Documentation and Information Management Division 157.2 1 158.2 Legal Affairs Division 13 2 15 Market Access Division 10.6 1 11.6 Office of Internal Audit 1 1 2 Rules Division 20 1 21 Technical Cooperation Audit 2.8 0 2.8 Trade & Environment Division 7.8 1 8.8 Trade in Services Division 15.8 1 16.8 Trade Policies Review Division 41.9 2 43.9 Appellate Body 14 1 15 Grand total 608.5 29 637.5 * Regular Budget Posts, including posts not yet filled. Figures in decimals indicate members of staff who work a percentage of the working week (e.g. 80 per cent). Some posts are also split between two divisions. ** Two director posts not funded in 2009. A SER t n C D B e u D A G i e A t t World Trade Organization WTO Secretariat Annual Report 2010 www.wto.org/secretariat 141 Secretariat t able 2: WtO staff on regular budget by gender and nationality as of and budget 31 December 2009 m ember Women men total Argentina 3 5 8 Australia 4 6 10 Austria 2 3 5 Belgium 4 1 5 Benin – 1 1 Bolivia 1 2 3 Brazil 3 6 9 Bulgaria – 3 3 Canada 9 15 24 Staff on regular budget Chile 3 2 5 include individuals China 4 2 6 Colombia 3 6 9 from 70 of the WTO’s Congo, the Democratic Republic of the – 1 1 members. Costa Rica 1 1 2 Côte d’Ivoire – 1 1 Cuba 1 – 1 Denmark 1 1 2 Ecuador – 1 1 Egypt 2 3 5 Estonia 1 – 1 Finland 2 3 5 France 100 75 175 Germany 5 13 18 Ghana – 1 1 Greece 3 2 5 Guatemala 1 – 1 Honduras 1 – 1 Hong Kong, China 1 – 1 Hungary – 1 1 India 3 11 14 Ireland 9 2 11 Italy 7 8 15 Japan 1 2 3 Korea, Republic of 3 1 4 Lesotho – 1 1 WTO Secretariat World Trade Organization 142 www.wto.org/secretariat Annual Report 2010 t able 2: WtO staff on regular budget by gender and nationality as of Secretariat 31 December 2009 (continued) and budget m ember Women men total Malawi – 1 1 Malaysia 1 2 3 Mauritius – 2 2 Mexico 1 4 5 Morocco 1 1 2 Netherlands 2 4 6 New Zealand 2 3 5 Nigeria – 1 1 Norway – 2 2 Pakistan – 1 1 Our objective is Paraguay 1 – 1 to attract the best Peru 3 4 7 Philippines 4 5 9 talent and ensure Poland 2 2 4 the broadest diversity Portugal – 1 1 of staff. Romania 2 – 2 Rwanda 1 1 2 Saint Lucia 1 – 1 Senegal – 1 1 South Africa – 1 1 Spain 31 15 46 Sri Lanka 1 2 3 Sweden 2 2 4 Switzerland 19 15 34 Tanzania 1 – 1 Thailand – 1 1 Trinidad and Tobago 1 – 1 Tunisia 2 4 6 Turkey 2 1 3 Uganda 2 – 2 United Kingdom 48 17 65 United States of America 20 9 29 Uruguay 1 5 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 3 4 Zimbabwe 1 – 1 total 331 290 621 A SER t n C D B e u D A G i e A t t World Trade Organization WTO Secretariat Annual Report 2010 www.wto.org/secretariat 143 t able 3: WtO staff on regular budget by grade and gender as of 31 December 2009 Grades Division Gender 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12DDGDG total Director ‑General Director-General Men – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 1 Office of the Director-General Women – – – 2 2 2 – – 2 1 – – – 9 Men – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – 4 Appellate Body Women – – – 1 1 2 1 – 1 – – – – 6 Men – – – – – 1 2 1 3 1 – – – 8 Council and Trade Negotiations Committee Division Women – 1 1 2 2 – 3 1 2 – – – – 12 Men – 2 – 1 – – – – 3 – 1 – – 7 Human Resources Division Women – 1 5 3 2 5 1 1 1 – – – – 19 Men – – – – – – 1 2 – – – – – 3 Information and External Relations Division Women – 2 – 3 2 3 2 1 – – – – – 13 Men – – 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 – 1 – – 13 Office of Internal Audit Women – – – 1 – – – – 1 – – – – 2 Deputy Director‑General 1 Office of Deputy Director-General 1 Women – – – 1 1 – – – – – – – – 2 Men – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – 1 Accessions Division Women – – 2 – – – – 1 – – – – – 3 Men – – – – – 2 – 1 2 1 – – – 6 Economic Research and Statistics Division Women – 1 – 4 3 1 2 4 2 – – – – 17 Men – – – – 2 4 8 4 8 1 1 – – 28 Legal Affairs Division Women – – 1 – 1 2 2 1 1 – – – – 8 Men – – – – 1 – – 2 3 – 1 – – 7 Rules Division Women – 1 1 – 1 2 2 1 2 – – – – 10 Men – – – – – – 2 3 3 1 – – – 9 Deputy Director‑General 2 Office of Deputy Director-General 2 Women – – – – 1 – – – – – – 1 – 2 Development Division Women – – 1 1 1 2 – – 2 – – – – 7 Men – – – – – – – 3 1 1 – – – 5 Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation Women – – 1 5 3 3 1 2 1 – – – – 16 Men – – – 1 – – 2 7 6 1 – – – 17 Technical Cooperation Audit Division Women – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – 1 Men – – – – – – – 1 1 – – – – 2 Trade Policies Review Division Women – 1 5 4 – 3 3 4 4 – – – – 24 Men – – – 1 1 3 2 1 11 1 1 – – 21 WTO Secretariat World Trade Organization 144 www.wto.org/secretariat Annual Report 2010 t able 3: WtO staff on regular budget by grade and gender as of 31 December 2009 (continued) Grades Division Gender 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12DDGDG total Deputy Director‑General 3 Office of Deputy Director-General 3 Women – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1 Men – – – – – – – – – – – 1 –