4th Ministerial, Doha 2001

Public Services Threatened Under New WTO Talks

Original Publication Date: 
15 December, 2005
Source: 
IBON Foundation, Inc.
Vital social services such as water, education and health may soon be beyond the reach of the poorest Filipinos if current World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations on services liberalization are successful, according to the Our World is not for Sale (OWINFS) global coalition against the multilateral trade body.

IBON challenges new 'G-120' in the WTO

Original Publication Date: 
15 December, 2005
Source: 
IBON Foundation, Inc.
Philippine-based think-tank IBON Foundation challenges the governments of the new underdeveloped country alliance to genuinely assert poor countries

Focus: On the Road to Hong Kong (Number 8, 16 December 2005)

Original Publication Date: 
15 December, 2005
Source: 
Focus
Day four of the Ministerial had many ups, downs and roundabouts

The ?development package? that isn?t

Original Publication Date: 
15 December, 2005
Source: 
By Tetteh Hormeku, TWN Info Service on WTO and Trade Issues
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Coalition of Agricultural Workers International Vow to Fight for Those Most Oppressed by the WTO

Original Publication Date: 
15 December, 2005
Source: 
By Ilang Ilang Quijano, PAN AP
In a statement, CAWI called on workers everywhere to junk the WTO

Signs of progress emerge on duty-free, quota-free LDC access

Original Publication Date: 
15 December, 2005
Source: 
Inside US Trade
Members of the World Trade Organization seemed to be making some progress on an initiative to help the world's poorest countries on the third day of the Hong Kong ministerial, where the U.S. has come under intense pressure to provide duty-free, quota-free access to all products from least-developed countries

No let-up for rich nations as trade talks flounder

Original Publication Date: 
15 December, 2005
Source: 
Yahoo! Asia News
Rich nations came under fresh attack for refusing to give ground on farm protection at world trade talks on Thursday as nations grouping more than half of the world's population warned of an 'impasse well into the future'.

Pascal Lamy and the Sorcerer?s Box

Original Publication Date: 
15 December, 2005
Source: 
Food Sovereignty network
Press statement: A large group of farmers movements and NGO

Statement on Japan's 'Support Package for Developing Countries'

Original Publication Date: 
14 December, 2005
Source: 
ATTAC Japan
We Oppose 'Support Package for Developing Countries' provided by the Japanese government at the sixth WTO Ministerial Conference

Focus: On the Road to Hong Kong (Number 7, 15 December 2005)

Original Publication Date: 
14 December, 2005
Source: 
Focus
Day three saw more substantive discussions take place than yesterday on the issues of NAMA, services and agriculture

Developing nations on attack at tense trade talks

Original Publication Date: 
14 December, 2005
Source: 
Yahoo! Asia News
Developing nations went on the offensive on Thursday as trade talks limped into their third day, with Washington and Tokyo under pressure to accept a duty-free, quota-free exports deal for the world's poorest countries.

Corporations Dominate Trade Panels that Set Global Health Policy: Public Health Groups Sue US Government for Fair & Democratic Representation

Original Publication Date: 
14 December, 2005
Source: 
CPATH
A lawsuit filed today in US Federal District Court by public health and physician groups demands that corporate interests be balanced with public interest representation on US Industry Trade Advisory Committees (ITACs) that advise the US Trade Representative (USTR) on trade policies affecting public health

Fuera el agua de la OMC lanzado en Hong Kong

Original Publication Date: 
14 December, 2005
Source: 
Fundaci
Con la presencia de representantes de organizaciones sociales de todos los continentes, fue lanzada la campana FUERA EL AGUA DE LA OMC en el Centro de Convenciones de la VI Reuni

The 'development' deceit of the WTO

Original Publication Date: 
14 December, 2005
Source: 
IBON Foundation Inc.
media statement: WTO really promotes the monopoly profits of TNCs at the cost of deepening underdevelopment of Third World countries.

he Sorry Truth of USTR Development Package “Promises”

Original Publication Date: 
14 December, 2005
Source: 
Lori Wallach, Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch
a one-page debunking US 'development package'