A/RES/73/219
International trade and development
Reaffirming further its resolution 71/243 of 21 December 2016 on the
quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development
of the United Nations system and its general guidelines and principles, and its
resolution 72/279 of 31 May 2018 on the repositioning of the United Nations
development system in the context of the quadrennial comprehensive policy review
of operational activities for development of the United Nations system,
Recognizing that international trade is an engine for inclusive economic growth
and poverty reduction, that it contributes to the promotion of sustainable development
and that it is recognized as one of the action areas of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda
and one of the means of implementation of the 2030 Agenda,
Recognizing also the need to ensure that the benefits of trade are more widely
shared,
Recognizing further that multilateral rules and disciplines are the best guarantee
against protectionism and are fundamental to the transparency, predictability and
stability of international trade,
Recognizing the critical role of women as producers and traders and the need to
address their specific challenges in order to facilitate women’s equal and active
participation in domestic, regional and international trade,
Reiterating the pledge that no one will be left behind, reaffirming the
recognition that the dignity of the human person is fundamental, and the wish to see
the Goals and targets met for all nations and peoples and for all segments of society,
and recommitting to endeavour to reach the furthest behind first,
Recommitting to ensuring that no country or person is left behind and to focusing
our effort where the challenges are greatest, including by ensuring the inclusion and
participation of those who are furthest behind,
1.
Takes note of the report of the Trade and Development Board of the United
Nations Conference on Trade and Development 1 and the report of the SecretaryGeneral; 2
2.
Reiterates that Member States will not be able to achieve the ambitious
Goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 3 without a
revitalized and enhanced global partnership and comparably ambitious means of
implementation, and that a revitalized global partnership will facilitate an intensive
global engagement in support of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, bringing
together Governments, civil society, the private sector, the United Nations system and
other actors and mobilizing all available resources;
3.
Reaffirms that international trade is an engine for inclusive economic
growth and poverty reduction and that it contributes to the promotion of sustainable
development, while taking note of its possible catalytic effect towards structural
transformation and industrialization, particularly in developing countries;
4.
Also reaffirms the commitments made through the adoption of the Addis
Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for
Development 4 in, inter alia, international trade as an important action area for
sustainable development;
5.
Further reaffirms that the gender-responsive implementation of the
Sustainable Development Goals is essential to achieving sustained, inclusive and
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A/73/15 (Part I) and A/73/15 (Part II).
A/73/208.
Resolution 70/1.
Resolution 69/313, annex.
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