A memorandum of understanding between UNCTAD and WTO had been signed in April 2003, and as a result of a financial and administrative agreement signed between the EU Commission and the United Nations, UNCTAD would be one of 10 organizations that would benefit from increased funding.
Un protocole d'accord entre la CNUCED et l'OMC avait été signé en avril 2003 et, à la suite d'un accord financier et administratif signé entre la Commission de l'Union européenne et l'Organisation des Nations Unies, la CNUCED compterait parmi les 10 organisations qui bénéficieraient de ressources financières accrues.