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The Working
Group 1 podium, with Co-Chairs Kiyotaka Akasaka (Japan) (center
left) and Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti (Brazil) (center right) |
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Delegates negotiating
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Working
Group 1 started a paragraph-by-paragraph consideration of the first
four sections of the Revised Chairman’s Paper (A/CONF.19/PC/L.1/Rev.1),
to identify problems and look for agreement.
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Working
Group II |
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Working Group
2 Co-Chairs Richard Ballhorn (Canada) and Ihab Gamaleldin (Egypt). |
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Tuvalu
intervened on health and sustainable development, and asked for
clarification on how a reference to implementing commitments
made in the Declaration on the Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual
Property Rights and Public Health adopted in Doha would apply to
non-WTO members
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Regarding
SIDS, the EU suggested language on developing additional
guidance for SIDS within the CBD including the Jakarta mandate,
making use of existing GEF focal areas. On health, the EU added
language stating that poor health due to environmental causes is
a serious constraint to sustainable development.
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On health,
Australia added language stating that health gain for the
whole population requires poverty eradication |
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The G-77/China (left), the EU, the US and others
expressed reservations on the paragraph referring to establishing an open, transparent and participatory
process at the global level, to examine issues related to the
definition, identification and effective and adequate provision
of global public goods. |
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G-77/China
members consult on SIDS |
On
health and sustainable development, the US said poverty
eradication and sustainable development both require and support
good health of individuals and populations. |
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Balinese
art in the conference rooms |
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The
Holy See intervenes on health and sustainable development
adding language to ensure consistency
with reports of recent UN conferences and summits.
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Tuiloma Neroni Slade (Samoa),
defended including targets dates in the text. |
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| Miscellaneous: |
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The exhibition
for the Summit in Johannesburg Summit |
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The
Johannesburg exhibition table |
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