Previous Year Question

The headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is located in Geneva, Switzerland.

The WTO came into existence on 1 January 1995. It was created as a result of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, and the agreement establishing it was signed at Marrakesh, Morocco, in 1994.

The WTO provided a broader institutional structure to the international trade system based on the GATT framework. Its functions include implementing international trade agreements, providing a forum for trade negotiations, settling trade disputes and reviewing the trade policies of members.

The WTO headquarters is located at the Centre William Rappard in Geneva, which serves as the principal workplace of the WTO Secretariat.

Remember—

WTO → Geneva
World Bank → Washington, D.C.
IMF → Washington, D.C.
United Nations → New York