About the WTO
Panorama general
El objetivo general de la OMC es ayudar a sus Miembros a utilizar el comercio como medio para elevar los niveles de vida, crear empleo y mejorar la vida de las personas.
Ce que nous défendons
Des principes fondamentaux simples sont à la base du système commercial multilatéral. Ces principes sont au coeur de toutes les activités de l’OMC depuis sa création en 1995.
Lo que propugnamos
El sistema multilateral de comercio está basado en principios simples y fundamentales. Estos principios han estado en el centro de todas las actividades de la OMC desde su creación en 1995.
Ce que nous faisons
L’OMC administre le système mondial de règles commerciales, garantissant aux gouvernements Membres d’importants droits commerciaux.
Qué hacemos
La OMC administra el sistema mundial de normas comerciales y garantiza a los Gobiernos de los Miembros de la OMC importantes derechos comerciales.
Overview
The overall objective of the WTO is to help its members use trade as a means to raise living standards, create jobs and improve people’s lives. The WTO operates the global system of trade rules and helps developing economies build their trade capacity. It also provides a forum for its members to negotiate trade agreements and to resolve the trade problems they face with each other.
What we stand for
Simple, fundamental principles form the foundations of the multilateral trading system. These principles have lain at the core of all WTO activities since its creation in 1995.
Who we are
The WTO is run by its member governments. All major decisions are made by the membership as a whole, either by ministers (who meet at least once every two years) or by their ambassadors or delegates (who meet regularly at the WTO’s headquarters in Geneva). Decisions are normally taken by consensus. The WTO Secretariat coordinates the activities of the WTO.
What we do
The WTO operates the global system of trade rules, guaranteeing WTO member governments important trade rights.