INF/TE/IDP/RD/46* 
 
7 July 2022 
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 Original: English, anglais, inglés  
 
  
UNOFFICIAL ROOM DOCUMENT1 
 
STATEMENT BY THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 
(IISD)  
IDP meeting – 24 May 2022  
 
 
DOCUMENT DE S ÉANCE NON OFFICIEL1 
 
STATEMENT BY THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 
(IISD)  
 IDP meeting – 24 May 2022  
 
 
DOCUMENTO DE SALA NO OF ICIAL1 
 
STATEMENT BY THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 
(IISD)  
 IDP meeting – 24 May 2022  
 
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* In Original language only/En langue originale seulement/En el idioma original solamente.  
1 Documents issued in the RD series are not official WTO documents. They usually appear in their 
language of submission and will not be translated systematically into the working languages of the WTO. They 
are intended for use in WTO meeting rooms and are a ttributed an unofficial symbol for archiving purposes only.  
Les documents de la série RD ne sont pas des documents officiels de l 'OMC. Ils ne paraissent 
généralement que dans la langue dans laquelle ils ont été communiqués et ne seront pas systématiquemen t 
traduits dans les langues de travail de l'OMC. Ils sont destinés aux salles de réunion de l'OMC et une cote non 
officielle leur est attribuée à des fins d'archivage.  
Los documentos de la serie RD no son documentos oficiales de la OMC. Por lo general se d istribuyen en 
el idioma en que han sido presentados y no se traduce n sistemáticamente a los idiomas de trabajo de la 
Organización. Se distribuyen para su uso en las salas de reunión de la OMC y se les asigna una signatura no 
oficial a efectos de archivo ún icamente.  INF/TE/IDP/RD/46  
 
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IISD statement at the IDP plenary meeting (24 May 2022)  
 
We would like to welcome the newly joined member – Saudi Arabia - to the IDP and acknowledge 
the work done by the IDP Members since last December. We recognize that the 12th WTO Ministerial 
Conference might be an important opportunity for the minist ers to take stock and consider the next 
steps and priorities for the initiative. Even more broadly, the ministerial meeting will also provide an 
important occasion for the broader trade community to set their sights on the future priorities for 
the WTO Mem bers.  
 
The IISD will be organizing a second Trade and Sustainability Hub on 13 -15 June 2022 offering the 
trade officials and stakeholders a series of round tables on the most pressing international trade 
issues.  
 
The round table dedicated to the trade en d environment will take place on 14 June 2022 in 
partnership with some of the stakeholders present here today, including TESS and UNEP. This 
roundtable will look across the range of environmental challenges facing the planet and consider 
how well the multi lateral trading system is responding to the urgency of the situation. It will provide 
an opportunity to exchange opinions on how trade policy can contribute to the decarbonization of 
industries and economies, enable adaptation to climate change, support th e tackling the plastic 
pollution, protect biodiversity, and help curb overfishing.  
 
While the IISD will be providing in -person networking space for meetings and live exchanges, the 
lunchtime session on the 14th of June will take place virtually, allowing t he WTO Members’ 
delegations and stakeholders to easily plug into the conversation during a what can be expected a 
very busy week. We invite the IDP Members as well as their capital -based delegates to join in this 
important conversation.  
 
 
Ieva Baršauskaitė  
Senior Policy Advisor  
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)  www.iisd.org  
email: ibarsauskaite@iisd.org  
 
 
 
 
 
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