Nuevo informe de la OMC destaca la función del comercio en el logro de los ODS y el impulso de la recuperación económica
En un nuevo informe de la OMC presentado al Foro Político de Alto Nivel de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible se pone de relieve la función del comercio para ayudar a los países a recuperarse de la pandemia de COVID-19 y alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de las Naciones Unidas. También se subraya la contribución de la OMC para mejorar los medios de subsistencia y poner el comercio al servicio de las personas. Para sensibilizar acerca de los ODS, la OMC dará muestras del papel que desempeña el comercio en la consecución de esos objetivos en una exposición que tendrá lugar en Ginebra a partir del 7 de septiembre.
The WTO report analyses the trade performance of developing economies in 2022 and emphasizes the contribution of trade to achieving the five SDGs reviewed at the 2023 Forum:
Goal 6 on clean water and sanitation
Goal 7 on affordable and clean energy
Goal 9 on industry innovation and infrastructure
Goal 11 on sustainable cities and communities
Goal 17 on partnerships for the goals
On SDG 6, the report notes the essential role played by trade in services in supplying water for consumption and for the treatment of wastewater. It also underscores the importance of public-private partnerships to help developing economies improve water supply and sanitation services. The report also examines «indirect trade in water», the trading of water-intensive products, particularly in the agricultural sector.
On SDG 7, the report emphasizes the role of international trade cooperation in facilitating trade and investment in affordable and clean energy products and services. Stepping up regional and multilateral cooperation will help address the trade barriers to adopting and diffusing low carbon and energy efficient technologies. The report notes that opening up trade in cleaner and renewable energy products and energy efficient products could raise global exports of these goods by 5 per cent by 2030.
On SDG 9, the report stresses that industry innovation can be promoted through the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, the WTO’s plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement and initiatives such as Aid for Trade. These agreements and initiatives can help governments adopt and implement policies aimed at supporting the creation of fruitful ecosystems for innovation, technology transfer and industrialization. The report also looks at how governments are using subsidies in their industrial policies and why multilateral cooperation on subsidies is important for a transparent, open and predictable multilateral trading system.
On SDG 11, the report notes how sustainable tourism serves as a source of revenue, contributing to bolstering economic growth in cities and communities. International trade in sustainable goods and environmental services will be essential as cities across the world innovate to lower greenhouse gas emissions, adapt to climate change and address resource depletion and waste generation. The WTO can help open trade further, allowing domestic producers of green goods and services to tap into rapidly growing global markets.
On SDG 17, the report delves into the WTO’s partnerships with other international organizations and development partners and the impact of these partnerships on improving the capacity of developing and least-developed economies to participate more fully in international trade. These include the Standards and Trade Development Facility, the Enhanced Integrated Framework, the Codex Alimentarius Commission for Food Safety, the Organisation for Animal Health, the International Trade Centre, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and the International Plant Protection Convention. An example of partnership in 2023 was the WTO’s participation in the Fifth UN Conference on LDCs (LDC5) held in March in Doha, Qatar, and in the implementation of the Doha Programme of Action for LDCs.
The Forum took place from 10 to 19 July in New York. It is organized annually under the auspices of the UN’s Department for Economic and Social Affairs. This year’s programme can be found here.
Fuente: OMC
