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27 February 20 23 
(23-1355) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Trade and Environment  Original: English  
 
COMMUNICATION FROM THE SECRET ARIAT  OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ALLIANCE 
(ISA)  ON OBSERVER STATUS  
The following communication , concerning observer status in the Committee on Trade and 
Environment , was received on  14 October 2022 from the Director General of the International Solar 
Alliance  (ISA).    
 
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International Solar Alliance is an International Inter -Governmental Organization having 
90 full-fledged Members and additional 20 Signatories of its Framework Agreement. The ISA aims 
to mobilize USD 1 trillion investment in Solar by the year 2030. ISA works with and in its member 
countries, in areas of programmatic support, capacity building and analytics and advocacy.   
Through this letter, the ISA see ks an Observer status in WTO (in the Committee on Trade and 
Environment). ISA has already been granted the status of an Observer by the United Nations and 
we hope to work closely with the WTO CTE in promotion of fair and economical trade in 
manufacturing, distribution and waste.   
The ISA looks forward to support from all quarters and hopes to make this partnership a concrete 
one. 
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