Indian Farmers Oppose Peace Clause on G 33 Proposal in WTO and Call for...
Alarmed over mounting international pressure and the “take it or leave it” interim text on the peace clause solution on the G-33 proposal being considered for the 9th World Trade Organization (WTO)...
View ArticleInternational civil society opposes binding rules on “Trade Facilitation” in...
Original Publication Date: 6 June, 2013 In a letter to WTO member governments, 188 organizations representing a wide diversity of civil society from developing and developed countries, called on...
View ArticleLDCs get eight more years of exemption from WTO - TRIPS rules
Original Publication Date: 11 June, 2013 Today (11 June 2013) the WTO-Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rules (TRIPS) Council adopted a decision granting Least Developed Countries (LDCs) an...
View ArticleWhat's Going on at the WTO? : Opportunities and Risks Before the 9th...
Original Publication Date: 18 November, 2013Source: The Huffington Post In this critical blog Deborah James, Director, International Programs at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, writes on...
View ArticleExperts stress importance of public stockholding for food security
Original Publication Date: 18 November, 2013Source: TWN Info Service on WTO and Trade Issues (Nov13/06) A group of eminent trade experts from developing countries has highlighted the importance of...
View ArticleIndian farmers call for rejection of draft ‘peace clause' solution
Original Publication Date: 18 November, 2013Source: TWN Info Service on WTO and Trade Issues (Nov13/07) Expressing alarm over the "take-it-or-leave-it" draft text on an interim solution on the G-33...
View ArticleBali package must be tied up in next few days, says Azevedo
Original Publication Date: 18 November, 2013Source: TWN Info Service on WTO and Trade Issues (Nov13/05) The Bali package must be tied up once and for all in the next few days, the Director-General of...
View ArticleA Peace Clause, without Peace in Food Security
Original Publication Date: 19 November, 2013Source: South-North Development Monitor (SUNS) #7699 A draft text of the 'Peace Clause' agreed to at the WTO by a select group of countries on Saturday 16...
View ArticleExperts caution against rush into a trade facilitation agreement
Original Publication Date: 20 November, 2013Source: TWN Info Service on WTO and Trade Issues (Nov13/09) A group of eminent trade experts from developing countries has advised developing countries to be...
View ArticleGlobal Civil Society Celebrates Failure of Talks at World Trade Organization...
Original Publication Date: 27 November, 2013 On November 26, 2013 WTO Director General Roberto Azevêdo announced that governments have failed to reach agreement on a “Bali package” in advance of the...
View ArticleMajor effort on to railroad developing countries to surrender at Bali?
Original Publication Date: 30 November, 2013Source: SUNS - South North Development Monitor In this article Mr Chakravarthi Raghavan, who has been following GATT/WTO for the past decade, highlights...
View ArticleWorld Trade Organization (WTO) Members Must Respect Non-Negotiating...
Original Publication Date: 2 December, 2013 On December 2, 2013 Our World is Not for Sale Network urged WTO members to respect Non-Negotiating Ministerial in Bali and called upon them to approve the...
View ArticleWTO food fight in Bali? By Martin Khor
Original Publication Date: 3 December, 2013 In this article, Martin Khor, Executive Director of Geneva-based South Centre writes about tense battle at 9th WTO Ministerial Meeting in Bali. read more
View ArticleGlobal Civil Society urges Gita Wirjawan to pursue G33 Food Security Proposal
Original Publication Date: 4 December, 2013 Global civil society, call upon Gita Wirjawan, Indonesian Trade Minister to pay urgent attention to the matter of food security across developing countries...
View ArticleACP Civil Society Calls on the ACP, the Africa Group and the LDCs to Defend...
Original Publication Date: 4 December, 2013 ACP Civil society calls on the ACP, the Africa Group and the LDCs to Defend Food Sovereignty and Support the G-33 food security proposal. read more
View ArticleStand Firm on Defending India’s Food Security Nothing Less will Do for India!
Original Publication Date: 6 December, 2013 Welcoming bold and principled statements on food security and in upholding the G-33 proposal by Mr. Anand Sharma, Indian Minister for Commerce and Industry...
View ArticleCivil Society “Mic Check” outside Heads of Delegation Meeting at WTO 9th...
Original Publication Date: 6 December, 2013 Today, a group of civil society from the global Our World Is Not for Sale (OWINFS) network and allies, present in Bali for the 9th Ministerial meeting of the...
View ArticleUnited States Fails to Completely Block New Flexibilities for Food Security...
Original Publication Date: 7 December, 2013 Overall “Bali Package” is a Setback for Development; Post-Bali Agenda Must Urgently Focus on Permanently Removing WTO Obstacles to Food Security, Urges...
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