CYIL vol. 9 (2018)

NINO PARSADANISHVILI CYIL 9 ȍ2018Ȏ the New Delhi Declaration, 20 focusing on special needs and interests of developing and least developed countries affected by environmental, social and developmental considerations; 21 and the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity underlining economic-social development and eradication of poverty amongst overriding priorities of the developing countries. 22 The same ideas are echoed in the Program of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development held in Cairo emphasizing that the primary task of states is to raise standards of living and to eradicate poverty as an indivisible part of sustainable development to better meet the needs of the majority of the people of the world, 23 offering equal opportunities to all people in the process of social progress by the way of considering common and differentiated responsibilities of states. 24 The need for inclusion of differential treatment provisions for developing countries in service sector , which amongst others, also includes the movement of natural persons to deliver services, 25 and bringing the WTO in the overall process is well elaborated within the system of the UN. The UN, possessing a broad scope of competence, can easily declare the leading role of the WTO in fostering global economic growth, but the WTO itself is put in a trickier situation, because of its decision making rules based on multilayered trade negotiations. This issue is discussed in more details in the following part of the paper concentrating on key levels of international negotiations that has been delivered within the WTO in the service sector for the purposes of ensuring poverty eradication at the global level. WTO says no to Poverty Eradication The “WTO is the only organization dealing with trade rules at the global level”. 26 Since the establishment of the WTO it has been expected to “strengthen the world economy and lead to more trade, investment, employment and income growth throughout the world”. 27 Even though the goals are considerable it is still questionable as to the ways of reaching them and therefore ensuring prosperity for everyone in our world of today. To answer this question 20 ILA New Delhi Declaration of Principles of International Law Relating to Sustainable Development, 2 April 2002, The 70th Conference of the International Law Association, held in New Delhi, India, 2–6 April 2002, Principle 2. (as an obligation for states which are in a position to do so to assist states in achieving the goal of poverty eradication). 21 ILA New Delhi Declaration of Principles of International Law Relating to Sustainable Development, 2 April 2002, The 70th Conference of the International Law Association, held in New Delhi, India, 2–6 April 2002, Principle 3. 22 Convention on Biological Diversity, Rio de Janeiro, 5 June 1992, United Nations, Article, 20 para. 4, Available at: https://www.cbd.int/doc/legal/cbd-en.pdf. 23 Programme of Action adopted at the International Conference of Population and Development, Cairo, 5–13 September 1994, is available on < https://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/event-pdf/PoA_en.pdf > accessed 15 June 2018, Principle 7. 24 Programme of Action adopted at the International Conference of Population and Development, Cairo, 5–13 September 1994, is available on < https://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/event-pdf/PoA_en.pdf > accessed 15 June 2018, Principle 15. 25 Report of the International Conference on Financing for Development, Monterrey, Mexico, 18-22 March 2002, is available on < http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/monterrey/MonterreyConsensus.pdf>, accessed 14 March 2018, P. 7; Monterrey Consensus of the international conference on Financing for Development, The final text of agreements and commitments adopted at the International Conference of Financing for Development, Monterrey, Mexico, 18-22 March 2002, P. 11-12. 26 Azevêdo Underlines Growing Importance of Services in Global Trade, 17 October 2017, is available on < https:// www.wto.org/english/news_e/spra_e/spra193_e.htm> [accessed 23 August 2018]. 27 Marrakesh Delcaration 1994, https://www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/marrakesh_decl_e.htm. 3.

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