World Trade Organization
Acronym: 
WTO
 
Address: 
Rue de Lausanne 154
Geneva CH-1211
Switzerland
 
 
Telephone: 
+41 (0)22 739 51 11
 
 
 
Year Created: 
1995
Intergovernmental Club/Forum
Judicial
Regulatory
Multilateral
 

Thematic Areas

Telecommunication
Commercial
Governance, Uses
Economy, Development, Trade
 
Specific Themes: 
Trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights
Specific Themes: 
International Institutions
Specific Themes: 
Intellectual Property Rights

Mission

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only international organization dealing with the global rules of trade between nations. Its main function is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible.