A/RES/58/197 Noting the proposals made to implement the work programme of the World Trade Organization, including those to liberalize international agricultural and nonagricultural trade, Underlining the development potential of a balanced outcome of the negotiations under the Doha work programme, which reflects the interests of all World Trade Organization members, particularly the developing countries, Reaffirms the great importance of promoting the objectives set out in the 1. United Nations Millennium Declaration2 of ensuring an open, equitable, rule-based, predictable and non-discriminatory multilateral trading system in pursuit of economic growth and development, fairness and a level playing field as well as human development and poverty eradication goals, and reiterates its commitment to achieving those objectives; Reiterates the commitment made at the Fourth Ministerial Conference of 2. the World Trade Organization, held in Doha from 9 to 14 November 2001, to place development at the heart of the Doha work programme and to continue to make positive efforts to ensure that developing countries, especially the least developed among them, secure a share in the growth of world trade commensurate with the needs of their economic development; 9 3. Expresses its concern about the insufficient progress in the Doha negotiations, especially in areas of interest to developing countries, as manifested, inter alia, by missed deadlines in relation to special and differential treatment, implementation-related issues and concerns and modalities for agricultural negotiations; Also expresses its concern about the setback at the Fifth Ministerial 4. Conference of the World Trade Organization,6 and stresses the importance of redoubling efforts in working towards a successful, timely and developmentoriented conclusion of the Doha negotiations no later than 1 January 2005 as set out in the Ministerial Declaration of the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (“Doha Ministerial Declaration”); 10 5. Further expresses its concern about the adverse consequences that the setback of the Fifth Ministerial Conference may have for the multilateral trading system, including a possible surge in protectionist measures; Expresses its concern about the adoption of a number of unilateral 6. actions that are not consistent with the rules of the World Trade Organization, harm the exports of all countries, in particular those of developing countries, and have a considerable bearing on the ongoing World Trade Organization negotiations and on the achievement and further enhancement of the development dimension of the trade negotiations; Considers that the political will and commitment of World Trade 7. Organization members to address the unresolved questions under the Doha work programme promptly and fully and to focus on the key development issues are essential for bringing the negotiations back on track; Underscores the need for concerted political will and efforts to address 8. the challenges of globalization, including by improving market access and market _______________ 9 See A/C.2/56/7, annex. Ibid., annex, para. 45. 10 3