WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/INF/40
24 September 2001
(01-4542)
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL
The WTO's internet website at http//:www.wto.org now includes a site entitled "Trade
Resources". The site is located under the "C OMMUNITY/FORUM" section accessible from the
WTO's home page.
The Trade Resources site has been created  to provide users with information on trade issues
affecting the multilateral trading system. It is especially useful for WTO Members, Observers, policymakers, academics, journalists and speechwriters looking for useful, relevant and up-to-date
information on trade.
I encourage Members and Observers to access and utilise the site and inform other interested
stakeholders of its existence. The aim of the site is not to duplicate materials already available on theWTO's internet site but to supplement WTO information with independent research, specific trade
statistics and facts and to offer users a database of very recent public statements made by policy
makers all over the world.
The Secretariat is also establishing links on the Trade Resources site to other research
institutions and inter-governmental organizations involved with publishing reports and studies of
relevance to the activities of the WTO.  The site also contains a section listing various public
comments in English, French or Spanish made by policy makers and academics concerning trade
topics and activities of the WTO.
I would also like to encourage Members and Observers to forward any information or recent
research papers they feel would be useful in making this site an even more valuable tool for anyoneworking in the area of trade policy. Contributions and suggestions should be sent to
traderesources@wto.org.
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