Doha Draft Outcome Document Drafting Sessions

The Assembly will hold drafting sessions on the Doha outcome document in October - November 2008.

• Opening statement of the President of the General Assembly H.E. Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann at the first drafting session on 9 October 2008
• Revised draft outcome document

Drafting suggestions from Member States

Staying engaged

• Proposals submitted by Switzerland on "staying engaged"

New challenges and emerging issues

• Mexico's proposals (28 October 2008)
• Proposals by Norway (includes 1 paragraph of "Addressing systemic issues")
• Revised comments of the delegation of Japan (28 October 2008)
• G-77 (28 October 2008)
• EU amendments (24 October 2008)
• Proposals submitted by Switzerland on "other new challenges and emerging issues"

Addressing systemic issues: enhancing the coherence and consistency of the international monetary, financial, and trading systems in support of development

• G-77 (24 October 2008)
• Proposals submitted by Switzerland on Chapter VI. Addressing Systemic Issues (24 October 2008)
• Mexico's proposals (23 October 2008)
• Text proposals submitted by CANZ (23 October 2008) and corrected copy submitted by CANZ (24 October 2008)
• EU amendments (23 October 2008)
• U.S. Suggested Edits (23 October 2008)
• G-77 (23 October 2008)
• Inputs from the Delegation of Japan (23 October 2008)
• Republic of Korea's proposal for amendment (23 October 2008)
• Proposals by Norway for the section on "Addressing systemic issues"
• Liechtenstein’s Proposals to the Doha Draft Outcome Document (23 October 2008)

International trade as an engine for development

• Inputs from the Delegation of Japan - International trade as an engine for development
• Russian Federation Section 3 Suggested additions
• U.S. Suggested Edits - International trade as an engine for development
• Proposal submitted by Switzerland on paragraph 29
• G-77 International trade as an engine for development (21 October 2008)
• International trade Chapter - EU proposals (October 21)
• International Trade as an engine for development - Proposed text amendments by CANZ
• Mexico’s proposals (international trade as an engine for development)

External debt

• U.S. Suggested Edits - External Debt
• Proposals submitted by Switzerland on paragraph 42 and 46
• Inputs from the Delegation of Japan (17 October 2008)
• Group of 77 and China proposals on the draft outcome document (17 October 2008)
• Proposals by Norway for the fifth section: External debt

Increasing international financial and technical cooperation for development

• International financial and technical cooperation Chapter - EU proposals (October 17)
• Proposed text amendments by CANZ (Canada, Australia & New Zealand)
• Group of 77 and China proposals on the draft outcome document (16 October 2008)
• Proposals by Norway for the fourth section: Increasing international financial and technical cooperation for development
• Proposals submitted by Switzerland on Chapter II: Mobilising International Resources for Development: FDI and other private flows, and Chapter IV: Increasing International Financial and Technical Cooperation for Development
• The Comments of the Delegation of Japan (14 October 2008)
• Republic of Korea's Proposal to the draft outcome document

Introduction, Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development and Mobilizing international resources for development: foreign direct investment and other private flows

• Language proposals by Norway for the Introduction and the two first sections
• The Comments of the Delegation of Japan (9-10 October 2008)
• Textual changes for Draft Doha Outcome Document submitted by Canada, Australia, and New Zealand (CANZ)
• EU Comments (10 October 2008)
• Proposals submitted by Switzerland on Introduction and Chapter I: Mobilising Domestic Financial Resources for Development
• Liechtenstein’s Proposals to the Doha Draft Outcome Document – Section 2 (10 October 2008)
• Mexico's proposals to the Draft Zero of the Draft Outcome Document
• EU Comments (9 October 2008)
• Group of 77 and China proposals on the draft outcome document (9 October 2008)
• US Suggested Edits - paragraphs 1-6
• Liechtenstein’s Proposals to the Doha Draft Outcome Document – Section 1 and 2 (9 October 2008)