[20160104]IN10422_世贸组织内罗毕部长级会议.pdf

CRS INSIGHTThe WTO Nairobi MinisterialJanuary 4, 2016 (IN10422) | Related AuthorRachel F. Fefer |Rachel F. Fefer, Analyst in International Trade and Finance (rfefercrs.loc.gov, 7-1804)The 10th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), held in Nairobi, Kenya, concluded with no clear path forward for the Doha Development Agenda (DDA). While the Ministerial Declaration clearly affirms the WTO as an important consensus-driven multilateral institution, it does not clearly endorse the continuation of DDA and reflects an ongoing wide division among members.We recognize that many Members reaffirm the Doha Development Agenda, and the Declarations and Decisions adopted at Doha and at the Ministerial Conferences held since then, and reaffirm their full commitment to conclude the DDA on that basis. Other Members do not reaffirm the Doha mandates, as they believe new approaches are necessary to achieve meaningful outcomes in multilateral negotiations. Nairobi Ministerial Declaration Part III, Art. 30.Trade ministers and their senior representatives in Nairobi did reach consensus on a limited set of deliverables.Parties finalized the revised Information Technology Agreement (