The Global Sugar Alliance Communiqués.
Global Solutions Required for Global ProblemsThe huge challenges facing the world economy demonstrate – if such demonstration was needed – that we live in a global economic system, and there is no escape behind protectionist trade barriers. |
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US Leadership “ Essential to Achieving Trade OutcomesBringing the Doha Round to a conclusion can deliver worthwhile improvements on the foundation of the Uruguay Round, and prevent the world sliding into a new era of protectionism. Much will depend on US leadership. It is both the opportunity and the challenge. |
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Sweeten World Trade “ Conclude the Doha RoundConcluding the Doha Round is of critical importance to the world economy. The Global Sugar Alliance, exporters of 80 per cent of the world’s cane sugar, urges world leaders and WTO Ministers to agree a framework that will lock in gains and prevent the world sliding into a new era of toxic protectionism. |
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US Leadership can tip the Doha balanceThe Global Sugar Alliance, exporters of 80 per cent of the world?s cane sugar, urges the US Congress (both House and Senate) to show leadership in the development of the 2007 Farm Bill as precursor to the reinvigoration of the Doha Development Round. Revival of the Doha Round will deliver food and energy security and create opportunity for rich and poor nations alike. |
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WTO Must Pass the Sugar TestThe Doha Round must create significant new commercial opportunities. The Global Sugar Alliance, exporters of 80 per cent of the world?s cane sugar, urges WTO Ministers to agree modalities that will deliver an ambitious outcome. |
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Sugar ? an Opportunity for LeadershipThe Doha Round must deliver the fair and equal treatment sugar. The Global Sugar Alliance, exporters of 85 per cent of the world?s raw sugar, urges WTO Ministers to make the Hong Kong WTO Ministerial meeting a watershed in the negotiations. |
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Sugar ? a Litmus Test for WTO Ministerial LeadersThe Global Sugar Alliance calls on WTO Ministers to use sugar as a litmus test for the success of the Doha Round. |
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Call For ActionThe Global Alliance for Sugar Trade Reform and Liberalisation is committed to achieving an agreement from the WTO negotiations on agriculture that includes meaningful reform of sugar trade policies. It is important that the negotiations focus on the fundamental benefits of liberalisation for developing countries rather than solely on the concessions the major developed countries are prepared to make. |
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The Doha Round can help improve Food and Bio-fuel SecurityThe WTO Doha Round negotiations are entering a critical phase if they are to be brought to a conclusion this year. The concern of the Global Sugar Alliance is to ensure that the level of ambition is as high as envisaged in the original Doha negotiating mandate, with agreement for substantial reductions in subsidies and meaningful access improvements for all agricultural commodities, including sugar. |
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Building a Global Support for Sugar Trade ReformDomestic sugar policies in the United States, European Union and Japan and elsewhere are imposing an enormous cost impost on the world?s efficient sugar producers and users alike. |
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