This course introduces participants to the WTO, its basic rules and disciplines and its functioning. The main objective is to provide participants with a good foundation of the functioning, structure and basic principles of the WTO.  This is done mainly through presentations and exercises on the WTO's basic principles and exceptions thereto, as reflected in the main WTO agreements, including highlighting the state of play of negotiation since MC11. The development dimension in the context of Pacific countries constitutes an important element of the programme. As per the request from the Pacific Members, LDC graduation criteria and process as well as possible options/strategies including in the context of WTO, following graduation f