Statement by CSOs on the WTO negotiating situation, and on food and financial crises
see signatories
24/04/2008
This statement was first formulated at Accra on the occasion of UNCTAD XII. Several CSOs are still considering associating with this statement, and will sign on later.
Continuing EPA negotiations on services and investment
SOMO
16/04/2008
Announcement of Workshop at UNCTAD XII CSO Forum
Updated INVITATION: Biofuels development in Africa: Supporting sustainable development or strengthening corporate control?
IATP
16/04/2008
Updated invitation, with change of venue and definite time.
Women and Food Sovereignty: Understanding the Issue and Moving to Action
IATP
15/04/2008
Africa is reeling from the global food crisis and shifts in agriculture.
INVITATION: Biofuels development in Africa: Supporting sustainable development or strengthening corporate control?
IATP
14/04/2008
The worldwide rush to large-scale biofuels production is reaching Africa. Many African governments have cleared the way for their countries to be a part of the race, and ambitious investors are taking advantage of this opening.
New Sensitive Product and SP Papers
Carin Smaller, TIP/IATP
10/04/2008
Links to two new documents. The first is the Sensitive Products paper prepared by the U.S., EU, Japan, Brazil, Canada and Australia. The second is a NEW Special Products paper by the U.S. et al.
Pelosi to Block Vote on Colombia
AP/Google
09/04/2008
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will change its rules so as to skirt a requirement that it vote on a free trade agreement with Colombia.
Push for WTO deal likely from May 19 - diplomats
Reuters
05/04/2008
Ministers from trade powers are likely to meet in the week of May 19 for their long-awaited push for a breakthrough in global trade talks, European diplomats said on Saturday.
U.S. business lobbyists launch WTO offensive
Jonathan Lynn, Reuters
04/04/2008
U.S. business lobbyists will descend on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) this month to push for favourable terms in a new trade deal, especially in services, a source familiar with the visits said on Friday.
Doha ministerial talks may happen in May- Lamy
Barry Malone, Reuters
03/04/2008
A long-awaited meeting of ministers to agree on the outlines of a new global trade deal is likely to take place by the end of May, the head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said on Thursday.
U.S., Ukraine sign trade, investment cooperation pact
Reuters
01/04/2008
The United States has signed an agreement to boost trade and investment ties with Ukraine, which is on the verge of joining the World Trade Organization this year after a lengthy period of economic reform, U.S. trade officials said on Tuesday.
Think-tank hits trade secretary for conditioning public on JPEPA approval
IBON Foundation
01/04/2008
Independent think-tank IBON Foundation criticizes Trade Secretary Peter Favila for seemingly conditioning the public that the controversial Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) will be approved before the month ends.
WTO ruling force-feeds hormones to Europe
Friends of the Earth Europe
31/03/2008
Environment and animal rights groups are calling on the European Union to appeal a ruling made by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) which they say allows the US and Canada to force hormone-fed beef on Europe.
UNCTAD XII: Hit or Miss?
Anne Laure Constantin, IATP
20/03/2008
In 2008, the United Nations (UN) has chosen to hold its major trade and development conference in Africa. Ministers from all around the world will meet in Accra, the capital of Ghana, starting April 20. In addition to ministers, a crowd of 4,000 international civil servants, civil society activists, business representatives, and journalists is expected to descend on the usually discrete West African capital.
U.N. body eyes trade talks as recession fears grow
Laura MacInnis, Reuters
18/03/2008
Developing countries should push for a compromise deal in the six-year-old effort to revamp free trade rules and help restore the global economy's health, a United Nations official said on Tuesday.
WIDE report: EU bilateral and regional free trade agreements – Bringing women to the centre of the debate
Barbara Specht, WIDE
17/03/2008
In late 2007 WIDE organised a successful consultation on EU bilateral and regional free trade agreements and gender, which brought together members of WIDE, academics, researchers, non-governmental organisation activists and representatives of the European Commission and the private sector.
As senate sets date for JPEPA vote, heed experience of other east Asian countries with Japan trade deals, solons urged
IBON Foundation
14/03/2008
Amid current political noise brought about by the Arroyo government’s questionable deals with China, Malacañang remains aggressive in its campaign to ratify the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA).
Agriculture Talks Stuck on Import Surge Safeguard
Aileen Kwa
07/03/2008
The Group of 33 developing countries has denounced the draft text on the special safeguard mechanism in the current Doha Development Round of World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks as ‘‘extremely inadequate… stringent, restrictive, burdensome (and) ineffective’’.
Why Food Import Surges Are an Issue at The WTO
Aileen Kwa
07/03/2008
Food import surges have had devastating consequences for the rural poor and local economies in Africa. Such surges have taken place with alarming frequency in the past decade or two.
To Implement Domestic Campaign Policy Priorities on Health Care and Global Warming, Future Presidents Must Alter Existing U.S. Trade Commitments
Public Citizen
06/03/2008
New Public Citizen Report Identifies Changes to WTO, NAFTA Rules Needed to Facilitate Candidates’ Proposals on Health and Climate
Meeting vows to oppose Sugarland City project
http://thenews.jang.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=99885
06/03/2008
Representatives of local communities and some concerned NGOs have rejected the Waterfront Sugarland City project and have demanded that the government “withdraw such illegitimate, inhuman and ecologically disastrous mega projects.”
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