Standards and Trade Development Facility

Since 2002 the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) has expanded both in terms of participation and funding. A number of organizations, including the International Trade Centre (ITC), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UN CTAD), as well as donors and developing countries, participate in the STDF. Funding has expanded from US $ 300,000 of seed finance from the World Bank and the WTO in 2003 to US$ 5 million in 2009, with 16 additional donors contributing to the trust fund since the ST DF’s creation.