Data on assistance and capacity building

Carried out its first collection of data on access to TACB. 53 Members have replied to the survey In May 2025. Two critical issues emerge from this data:
- 18 WTO Members have indicated that they currently do not have a development partner for the implementation of the TFA.
- 49 Members have an active development partner for the TFA in general but have not yet been able to find arrangements for multiple of their category C provisions of the TFA.
These data points to two remaining challenges: i) mobilising a coordinated response to those Members without a partner, and ii) ensuring a targeted response by partners to all TFA category C commitments.
Members also informed about the initiatives they have taken to mobilise partners. These initiatives include organising a donor roundtable, contacting donor Members and partners domestically, regionally and in Geneva, as well as maintaining a regular dialogue between the NTFC and donor Members and partners. The latter appears to be the most effective initiative, few NTFC are currently having the required capacities to do so.