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The Doha Development Round or Doha Development Agenda (DDA) is the trade-negotiation round of the World Trade Organization (WTO) which commenced in November 2001 under then director-general Mike Moore. Its objective was to lower trade barriers around the world, and thus increase global trade.
The first, 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 WTO launched the current round of negotiations, the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) or Doha Round, at the Fourth Ministerial Conference in Doha, Qatar in November 2001. The Doha round was to be an ambitious effort to make globalization more inclusive and help the world's poor, particularly by slashing barriers and subsidies in farming. [9]
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 ...
DDA may refer to: Dda (DNA-dependent ATPase), a DNA helicase; Delhi Development Authority, the planning agency for Delhi, India; Demand deposit account, a deposit account held at a bank or other financial institution; Demand-driven acquisition, a model of library collection development; Deputy district attorney, state prosecution in American ...
This is recognised by paragraph 42 of the Doha Development Agenda: We recognize that the integration of the LDCs into the multilateral trading system requires meaningful market access, support for the diversification of their production and export base, and trade-related technical assistance and capacity building.
The Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health was adopted by the WTO Ministerial Conference of 2001 in Doha on November 14, 2001. It reaffirmed flexibility of TRIPS (trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights) member states in circumventing patent rights for better access to essential medicines .
A successful sustainable development agenda requires partnerships between governments, the private sector and civil society. These inclusive partnerships built upon principles and values, a shared vision, and shared goals that place people and the planet at the center, are needed at the global, regional, national and local level. [7]