吀栀攀 渀攀最漀琀椀愀琀椀漀渀猀 眀栀椀挀栀 椀渀瘀漀氀瘀攀 琀栀攀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀愀渀 唀渀椀漀渀 ⠀䔀唀⤀ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 戀爀漀愀搀 最爀漀甀瀀 漀昀 䄀昀爀椀挀愀渀Ⰰ 䌀愀爀椀戀戀攀愀渀 愀渀搀 倀愀挀椀昀椀挀 ⠀䄀䌀倀⤀ 挀漀甀渀琀爀椀攀猀 眀攀爀攀 琀漀瀀 漀昀 琀栀攀 愀最攀渀搀愀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 爀攀挀攀渀琀 匀䄀䐀䌀ⴀ䔀唀 瀀愀爀氀椀愀洀攀渀琀愀爀礀 愀渀搀 昀漀爀攀椀最渀 洀椀渀椀猀琀攀爀猀 洀攀攀琀椀渀最猀 椀渀 嘀椀攀渀渀愀Ⰰ 䄀甀猀琀爀椀愀⸀ 㰀瀀㸀 Non-governmental organisations (NGOs), including Eurostep are optimistic about the outcome of the negotiations but are worried about the risks facing poor people if the civil society does not exert enough pressure on the negotiating parties.
䌀漀渀挀攀爀琀攀搀 瀀爀攀猀猀甀爀攀 昀爀漀洀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀愀渀 愀渀搀 䄀䌀倀 挀椀瘀椀氀 猀漀挀椀攀琀礀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 渀攀攀搀攀搀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 渀攀最漀琀椀愀琀椀漀渀 琀漀 攀渀猀甀爀攀 愀渀 愀最爀攀攀洀攀渀琀 眀栀椀挀栀 椀猀 愀洀戀椀琀椀漀甀猀 攀渀漀甀最栀 琀漀 琀愀挀欀氀攀 琀栀攀 攀渀漀爀洀漀甀猀 挀栀愀氀氀攀渀最攀猀 琀漀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀洀攀渀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 眀栀椀挀栀 挀漀渀琀爀椀戀甀琀攀猀 昀甀氀氀礀 琀漀 攀渀栀愀渀挀椀渀最 琀栀攀 氀椀瘀攀氀椀栀漀漀搀猀 漀昀 瀀漀漀爀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 愀渀搀 爀攀搀甀挀攀 琀栀攀 爀椀猀欀 漀昀 眀愀爀Ⰰ∀ 猀愀礀猀 䔀甀爀漀猀琀攀瀀Ⰰ 愀 挀漀愀氀椀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀愀渀 一䜀伀猀⸀ 㰀瀀㸀 The Lomé Convention is an agreement that provides a framework of aid and trade between the ACP countries and the EU. It was agreed on in 1975 and will expire in February 2000, the very time by which a new framework should be in place.
吀栀攀 瀀爀攀昀攀爀攀渀琀椀愀氀 琀爀攀愀琀洀攀渀琀 最椀瘀攀渀 琀漀 琀栀攀 䄀䌀倀Ⰰ 椀渀挀氀甀搀椀渀最 匀䄀䐀䌀Ⰰ 瘀椀漀氀愀琀攀猀 琀栀攀 渀攀眀 圀漀爀氀搀 吀爀愀搀攀 伀爀最愀渀椀猀愀琀椀漀渀 ⠀圀吀伀⤀ 爀甀氀攀猀 眀栀椀挀栀 爀攀焀甀椀爀攀 琀栀愀琀 猀甀挀栀 琀爀攀愀琀洀攀渀琀 戀攀 攀砀琀攀渀搀攀搀 琀漀 愀氀氀 漀琀栀攀爀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀椀渀最 挀漀甀渀琀爀椀攀猀 愀琀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 氀攀瘀攀氀 漀昀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀洀攀渀琀⸀ 㰀瀀㸀 However, SADC along with other ACP countries, is fighting to change rules and policies which could exclude poor and vulnerable economies and block international collaboration for achieving objectives such as the eradication of poverty through sustainable development as set out in the international commitments made at Rio de Janeiro, Copenhagen, Beijing and Cairo.
䴀愀渀礀 愀渀愀氀礀猀琀猀 猀愀礀 椀昀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀椀渀最 挀漀甀渀琀爀椀攀猀 愀爀攀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀攀搀 琀漀 戀攀 愀琀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 氀攀瘀攀氀 漀昀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀洀攀渀琀 愀猀 琀栀攀 椀渀搀甀猀琀爀椀愀氀椀猀攀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 渀攀攀搀 昀漀爀 愀 最爀愀搀甀愀氀 攀砀瀀漀猀甀爀攀 琀漀 椀渀琀攀爀渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 挀漀洀瀀攀琀椀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 渀漀琀 愀渀 ∀漀瘀攀爀渀椀最栀琀∀ 挀栀愀渀最攀 愀猀 爀攀焀甀椀爀攀搀 戀礀 琀栀攀 圀吀伀⸀ 㰀瀀㸀 SADC and most ACP states are in agreement that if the status quo cannot be maintained, a ten-year waiver should be sought to allow affected countries adequate time to position themselves for the new world order.
吀栀攀 䔀唀 栀愀猀 漀瘀攀爀 琀栀攀 礀攀愀爀猀 戀攀攀渀 愀渀 椀洀瀀漀爀琀愀渀琀 搀攀猀琀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 匀䄀䐀䌀 攀砀瀀漀爀琀猀 猀甀挀栀 愀猀 戀攀攀昀 愀渀搀 猀甀最愀爀 甀渀搀攀爀 琀栀攀 䰀漀洀 琀爀愀搀攀 瀀爀漀瘀椀猀椀漀渀猀⸀ 匀䄀䐀䌀 洀攀洀戀攀爀 猀琀愀琀攀猀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 ㈀ ⴀ㔀 瀀攀爀挀攀渀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀椀爀 攀砀瀀漀爀琀猀 搀椀爀攀挀琀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 䔀唀 眀栀攀爀攀 琀栀攀 洀愀爀最椀渀猀 漀昀 瀀爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀猀 愀爀攀 猀甀瀀攀爀椀漀爀 琀漀 愀氀氀 漀琀栀攀爀 瀀爀攀昀攀爀攀渀琀椀愀氀 琀爀愀搀攀 愀爀爀愀渀最攀洀攀渀琀猀 攀砀琀攀渀搀攀搀 琀漀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀椀渀最 渀愀琀椀漀渀猀 戀礀 琀栀攀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀攀搀 挀漀甀渀琀爀椀攀猀⸀ 㰀⼀琀搀㸀