<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><STRONG>WTO MC6: Whose Trade Organization? <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">When WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy addressed us yesterday at the Inaugural Session of the </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt">WTO Sixth Ministerial Conference</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">, he said he was impressed with the outstanding work Hong Kong had done
to prepare for the conference. "The facilities, the logistics and most importantly, the hospitality have been quite extraordinary," he said. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">He noted reaching agreement in the WTO is difficult because it is a bottom-up process. "It takes more time, it is more burdensome and cumbersome, but I am convinced it remains the best way to take decisions that impact directly the lives of billions of people."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Difficult as this process may be, he said,
"even immensely difficult decisions can be taken in the WTO. What is needed are negotiators that are bold, open-minded and prepared to take some risks."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Hong Kong offered to host this conference because the Government recognized that it would become a key staging post to the successful conclusion of the multilateral trade negotiations under the Doha Development Agenda - and it wanted to play its part in the collective effort to realize the round's ambitions. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">This week we are at a historic juncture, a once-in-a-generation opportunity to alleviate the suffering and pain of poverty and HIV/AIDS for millions of people across the globe. Our actions here; our responses to the challenges confronting our societies will have strong bearing on the very survival and sustainability of mankind. Make Trade Fair! <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">See the<SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <A href="http://webcast.info.gov.hk/pc2005/131205e.ram"><FONT color=#808080>Video</FONT></A></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style="COLOR:
black"></SPAN></SPAN> </div><o:p></o:p></SPAN> <DIV><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><A href="http://www.maketradefair.com/">www.maketradefair.com</A> <A href="http://www.wto.org/">http://www.wto.org/</A> </SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> <div class=pagetitletext style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt"></SPAN> </div> <div class=pagetitletext style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size:
18.0pt"><A href="http://www.wtomc6.gov.hk/eng/webcasting/webcasting.html"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">Live webcasting</SPAN></A>: </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt">View live and archived webcasting (Internet broadcasting) of the public sessions of the WTO Ministerial Conference from 13 to 18 December 2005. This includes statements from Ministers in the plenary sessions, as well as selected press briefings.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"></SPAN> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p><STRONG><EM>In solidarity</EM></STRONG></o:p></SPAN></div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </div></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><STRONG><EM>Connie</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM></EM></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>Constance Georgina Khaendi Walyaro</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM></EM></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><EM><STRONG>Citron Wood</STRONG></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><STRONG>President</STRONG></EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM> <DIV>Oxfam International Youth Parliament (OIYP)</STRONG></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><STRONG>Action Partner </STRONG></EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV><STRONG><EM> <DIV>UNOY Peacebuilders</STRONG></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><STRONG>Affiliate</STRONG></EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><STRONG>Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS</STRONG></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><STRONG>East Africa Focal Point</STRONG></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><STRONG></STRONG></EM> </DIV> <DIV><EM><STRONG>XVI International AIDS Conference</STRONG></EM></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><EM><STRONG>Scientific Programme Committee Member: Track A </STRONG></EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV><EM><STRONG>National WSIS Subcommittee</STRONG></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM><STRONG>Youth Representative</STRONG></EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><EM><STRONG>WSIS Youth Caucus RYNICs (Kenya)</STRONG></EM></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>National Campaign Coordinator</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://flagspot.net/images/k/ke.gif" target=_blank><EM><STRONG><FONT color=#000000><IMG style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 43px" height=217 alt="[Flag of Kenya]" src="http://flagspot.net/images/k/ke.gif" width=325 border=0 NOSAVE></FONT></STRONG></EM></A></DIV> <DIV><EM><STRONG></STRONG></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM>'youth building a peaceful, equitable and sustainable world' OIYP</EM></STRONG>.</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV></SPAN></SPAN><p>
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