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26-901: (Redirected from Doha Declaration ) Doha conference can refer to several meetings held in Doha, Qatar: The WTO Ministerial Conference of 2001 leading to the Doha Development Round and the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health 2008 follow-up conference to the Monterrey Consensus Doha Agreement (2008) between rival Lebanese factions Hamas–Fatah Doha agreement (2012) 2012 United Nations Climate Change Conference Doha Declaration on Integrating Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice into

52-552: A development round. During the WTO's Hong Kong Ministerial , it was agreed that LDCs could see 100 percent duty-free, quota-free access to U.S. markets if the round were completed. But analysis of the deal by NGOs found that the text of the proposed LDC deal had substantial loopholes that might make the offer less than the full 100 percent access, and could even erase some current duty-free access of LDCs to rich country markets. Dissatisfaction with these loopholes led some economists to call for

78-843: A reworking of the Hong Kong deal. Chiedu Osakwe, as of 2001 the Director, Technical Cooperation Division at the Secretariat of the WTO, and adviser to the Director-General on developing country matters, was appointed as the WTO Special Coordinator for the Least Developed Countries beginning in 1999. He worked closely with the five other agencies that together with the WTO constitute the Integrated Framework of action for

104-402: A view to phasing out, all forms of export subsidies; and substantial reductions in trade-distorting domestic support. These topics — domestic support, export subsidies, and market access — have become known as the three pillars of the agricultural negotiations. The Declaration also provides that special and differential treatment for developing countries would be an integral part of all elements of

130-507: Is also used today. However, in order to avoid confusion between "least developed country" and "less economically developed country" (which may both be abbreviated as LDC), and to avoid confusion with landlocked developing country (which can be abbreviated as LLDC), "developing country" is generally used in preference to "less-developed country". During a United Nations review in 2018, the UN defined LDCs as countries meeting three criteria, one of which

156-680: The Americas . The list of "least developed countries" according to the United Nations with some that are categorized into the landlocked developing countries and the Small Island Developing States : Africa Americas Asia Oceania The three criteria (human assets, economic vulnerability and gross national income per capita) are assessed by the Committee for Development Policy every three years. Countries must meet two of

182-556: The World Trade Center attack . As a result, some government officials called for greater political cohesion and saw the trade negotiations as a means toward that end. Some officials thought that a new round of multilateral trade negotiations could help a world economy weakened by recession and terrorism-related uncertainty. The Doha Ministerial Declaration mandate for agriculture calls for comprehensive negotiations aimed at substantial improvements in market access; reductions of, with

208-727: The World Trade Organization , also known as the WTO Fourth Ministerial Conference or MC4 , was held at the Sheraton Doha Hotel and Resort, Doha , Qatar from November 9–13, 2001. At this conference, ministers from all WTO members launched the Doha Development Agenda . At the 2001 conference, trade ministers agreed to undertake a brand new round of multilateral trade negotiations and services. The ministers passed two declarations. The first,

234-744: The Congo , Djibouti , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Gambia , Guinea , Guinea-Bissau , Haiti , Kiribati , Laos , Lesotho , Liberia , Madagascar , Malawi , Mali , Mauritania , Mozambique , Myanmar , Nepal , Niger , Rwanda , São Tomé and Príncipe , Senegal , Sierra Leone , Solomon Islands , Somalia , South Sudan , Sudan , Timor-Leste , Togo , Tuvalu , Uganda , Tanzania , Yemen , and Zambia . There are 33 countries that are classified as least developed countries in Africa , eight in Asia , three in Oceania , and one in

260-539: The LDC classification when indicators exceed these criteria in two consecutive triennial reviews. The United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) coordinates UN support and provides advocacy services for Least Developed Countries. The classification (as of December 2020 ) applies to 46 countries. At

286-479: The Least Developed Countries. They addressed issues of market access, special and differential treatment provisions for developing countries, participation of developing countries in the multilateral trading system, and development questions, especially the interests of developing countries in competition policy. At the 28th G8 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta , Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien proposed and carried

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312-705: The Market Access Initiative, so that the then 48 LDCs could profit from "trade-not-aid". Additionally, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14 advocates for an effective special and differential treatment of LDCs as integral parts of WTO fisheries subsidies negotiation. The following 45 countries were still listed as least developed countries by the UN as of December 2023: Afghanistan , Angola , Bangladesh , Benin , Burkina Faso , Burundi , Cambodia , Central African Republic , Chad , Comoros , Democratic Republic of

338-471: The UN's fourth conference on LDCs, which was held in May 2011, delegates endorsed a goal targeting the promotion of at least half the current LDC countries within the next ten years. As of 2018, ten or more countries were expected to graduate in 2024, with Bangladesh and Djibouti already satisfying all criteria in 2018. There is one country which presently meets the criteria and two countries which previously met

364-607: The Wider United Nations Agenda, adopted at the 2015 United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Doha Agreement (2020) between the United States and the Taliban Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Doha conference . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to

390-425: The accession of China to the WTO on November 10. [REDACTED] World portal Least developed countries A country is classified among the Least Developed Countries if it meets three criteria: As of December 2023, 45 countries were still classified as LDC, while seven graduated between 1994 and 2023. The World Trade Organization (WTO) recognizes the UN list and says that "Measures taken in

416-472: The agreement to support public health and to promote access to medicines for all. The Declaration recognized certain “flexibilities” in the TRIPS agreement to allow each member to grant compulsory licenses for pharmaceuticals and to determine what constitutes a national emergency, expressly including public health emergencies such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis or other epidemics. The conference also approved

442-510: The criteria for LDC status, but declined to be included in the index, questioning the validity or accuracy of the CDP's data: Ghana (no longer meets criteria as of 1994), Papua New Guinea (no longer meets criteria as of 2009), and Zimbabwe . Least developed countries can be distinguished from developing countries , "less developed countries", "lesser developed countries", or other similar terms. The term "less economically developed country" (LEDC)

468-465: The fifth WTO Ministerial Conference held in Cancun, Mexico September 10–14, 2003. The Doha Declaration on Public Health sought to alleviate developing country dissatisfaction with aspects of the TRIPS regime. It delayed the implementation of patent system provisions for pharmaceutical products for least developed countries (LDCs) until 2016. The declaration committed member states to interpret and implement

494-512: The framework of the WTO can help LDCs increase their exports to other WTO members and attract investment. In many developing countries, pro-market reforms have encouraged faster growth, diversification of exports, and more effective participation in the multilateral trading system." LDC criteria are reviewed every three years by the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Countries may be removed from

520-516: The head of the UN , and close to 50 prime ministers and heads of state. The conference endorsed the goal of raising half the existing Least developed countries out of the LDC category in 2022. As with the Seoul Development Consensus drawn up in 2010, there was a strong emphasis on boosting productive capability and physical infrastructure, with several NGOs not pleased with the emphasis placed on

546-401: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Doha_conference&oldid=1198278371 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages WTO Ministerial Conference of 2001 The Fourth Ministerial Conference of

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572-614: The main declaration, folded the ongoing negotiations in agriculture and services into a broader agenda, which is commonly known as the Doha Development Round . In addition. the Doha agenda included the topic of industrial tariffs, topics of interest to developing countries, changes to WTO rules, and other provisions. The second declaration dealt with the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and allowed governments to be flexible with TRIPS to deal with health problems. The meeting took place just two months after

598-467: The negotiations. The Declaration took note of non-trade concerns reflected in negotiating proposals of various member countries and confirmed that they would be taken into account in the negotiations. March 31, 2003 was set as the deadline for reaching agreement on “modalities” (targets, formulas, timetables, etc.) for achieving the mandated objectives, but that deadline was missed. During the rest of 2003, negotiations on modalities continued in preparation for

624-472: The private sector. The Fifth UN Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC-V) was split in two parts almost a year apart, between UN Headquarters in New York on 17 March 2022 and Doha on 5-9 March 2023. Issues surrounding global trade regulations and LDCs have gained a lot of media and policy attention thanks to the recently collapsed Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations being termed

650-457: The three criteria at two consecutive triennial reviews to be considered for graduation. The Committee for Development Policy sends its recommendations for endorsement to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). After the initiation of the LDC category, seven countries graduated to developing country status. The first country to graduate from LDC status was Botswana in 1994. The second country

676-566: Was a three-year average estimate of gross national income (GNI) per capita of less than US$ 1,025. There have been five United Nations conferences on LDCs, held every ten years. The first two were in Paris , in 1981 and 1991; the third was in Brussels in 2001. The Fourth UN Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC-IV) was held in Istanbul , Turkey , on 9–13 May 2011. It was attended by Ban Ki-moon ,

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