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As a means of fostering growth in global trade, we call upon WTO members to redouble their efforts to promptly conclude the negotiations on the Doha Development Agenda,1 and reiterate that development concerns form an integral part of the Doha Development Agenda, which places the needs and interests of developing countries, including least developed countries, at the heart of the Doha Work Programme.2 In that context, enhanced market access, balanced rules and well targeted, sustainably financed technical assistance and capacity-building programmes have important roles to play. We commit to combating protectionism in all its forms. In accordance with one element of the mandate of the Doha Development Agenda, we call upon WTO members to correct and prevent trade restrictions and distortions in world agricultural markets, including through the parallel elimination of all forms of agricultural export subsidies and disciplines on all export measures with equivalent effect. We call upon WTO members to also commit to strengthening disciplines on subsidies in the fisheries sector, including through the prohibition of certain forms of subsidies that contribute to overcapacity and overfishing in accordance with the mandate of the Doha Development Agenda and the Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration. We urge WTO members to commit to continuing efforts to accelerate the accession of all developing countries engaged in negotiations for WTO membership and welcome the 2012 strengthening, streamlining and operationalizing of the guidelines for the accession of least developed countries to WTO.



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pleased to hand <a href="https://twitter.com/UN">@UN</a> SG the WTO Decision eliminating agricultural export subsidies, meeting key target of SDG 2: Zero Hunger <a href="https://t.co/JAjFQFowom">pic.twitter.com/JAjFQFowom</a></p>&mdash; Roberto Azevêdo (@WTODGAZEVEDO) <a href="https://twitter.com/WTODGAZEVEDO/status/797033137574445056">11 November 2016</a></blockquote>
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