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17. Also reaffirms the need for an international environment that is
conducive to the realization of the right to development;
18. Stresses the need to strive for greater acceptance, operationalization and
realization of the right to development at the international and national levels, and
calls upon States to institute the measures required for the implementation of the
right to development as an integral part of fundamental human rights;
19. Emphasizes the critical importance of identifying and analysing obstacles
impeding the full realization of the right to development at both the national and the
international levels;
20. Affirms that, while globalization offers both opportunities and challenges,
the process of globalization remains deficient in achieving the objectives of
integrating all countries into a globalized world, and stresses the need for policies
and measures at the national and global levels to respond to the challenges and
opportunities of globalization if this process is to be made fully inclusive and
equitable;
21. Recognizes that, despite continuous efforts on the part of the
international community, the gap between developed and developing countries
remains unacceptably wide, that most of the developing countries continue to face
difficulties in participating in the globalization process and that many risk being
marginalized and effectively excluded from its benefits;
22. Expresses its deep concern, in this regard, about the negative impact on
the realization of the right to development due to the further aggravation of the
economic and social situation, in particular of developing countries, as a result of
the ongoing international energy, food and financial crises, as well as the increasing
challenges posed by global climate change and the loss of biodiversity, which have
increased vulnerabilities and inequalities and have adversely affected development
gains, in particular in developing countries;
23. Underlines the fact that the international community is far from meeting
the target set in the United Nations Millennium Declaration4 of halving the number
of people living in poverty by 2015, reaffirms the commitment made to meet that
target, and emphasizes the principle of international cooperation, including
partnership and commitment, between developed and developing countries towards
achieving the goal;
24. Urges developed countries that have not yet done so to make concrete
efforts towards meeting the targets of 0.7 per cent of their gross national product for
official development assistance to developing countries and 0.15 to 0.2 per cent of
their gross national product to least developed countries, and encourages developing
countries to build on the progress achieved in ensuring that official development
assistance is used effectively to help to meet development goals and targets;
25. Recognizes the need to address market access for developing countries,
including in agriculture, services and non-agricultural products, in particular those
of interest to developing countries;
26. Calls for the implementation of a desirable pace of meaningful trade
liberalization, including in areas under negotiation in the World Trade Organization;
the implementation of commitments on implementation-related issues and concerns;
a review of special and differential treatment provisions, with a view to
strengthening them and making them more precise, effective and operational; the
avoidance of new forms of protectionism; and capacity-building and technical
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