#a4i2d - II.D. International trade as an engine for development
Sector: #COFOG01 - General Public Services
Introduction
A chapter of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda - #a4a2030 - #pi9 which was agreed at the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (Addis Ababa Action Agenda) and includes these chapters:
- #a41i - I. A global framework for financing development post-2015
- #a4i2a - II.A. Domestic public resources
- #a4i2b - II.B. Domestic and international private business and finance
- #a4i2c - II.C. International development cooperation
- #a4i2d - II.D. International trade as an engine for development
- #a4i2e - II.E. Debt and debt sustainability
- #a4i2f - II.F. Addressing systemic issues
- #a4i2g - II.G. Science, technology, innovation and capacity-building
- #a4i3 - III. Data, monitoring and follow-up
Source: http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/69/313&Lang=E
Objective
Secure financing and other resources for implementing the #2030Agenda for Sustainable Development - #SDGs.
Providers
Member states of the United Nations, WTO, UNCTAD, ….
#a4i2d - II.D. International trade as an engine for development
- #aaaa79 - A universal, rules-based, open, transparent, predictable, inclusive, .. multilateral trading system under the WTO
- #aaaa80 - Members of WTO to fully and expeditiously implement all the decisions of the Bali package
- #aaaa81 - Market-oriented incentives to expand WTO-compatible trade finance
- #aaaa82 - Significantly increase world trade in a manner consistent with the sustainable development goals
- #aaaa83 - The negotiations on the Doha Development Agenda
- #aaaa84 - WTO provisions of special and differential treatment for developing countries
- #aaaa85 - Duty-free and quota-free market access on a lasting basis for least developed countries
- #aaaa86 - Flexibilities in the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
- #aaaa87 - Regional economic integration and interconnectivity
- #aaaa88 - Domestic enabling environments and sound policies; UNCTAD
- #aaaa89 - United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
- #aaaa90 - Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance; women's participation; logistics
- #aaaa91 - Domestic policy safeguards
- #aaaa92 - Capacity for coping with illegal trade and activities
Critics argue that ISDS is a provision that allows big companies to sue governments when they have made democratic choices with negative consequences for companies.
Does article #aaaa91 - Domestic policy safeguards go far enough in addressing the risks that ISDS pose for developing country governments and their constituencies?
Jan Goossenaerts
@collaboratewiki