Doha

WTO talks hang on a thread: Developing countries must not be blamed

Joel M Bassuk — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:03:00 +0000

As negotiations continued at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, international agency Oxfam said that developi

Patents vs. Patients

Joel M Bassuk — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:12:58 +0000

Five years ago, members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) signed a ministerial agreement to ensure that intellectual property rules would no longer obstruct developing countries’ efforts

Rich countries betraying their obligations to help poor countries protect public health

Joel M Bassuk — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 17:28:45 +0000

Five years on, most poor people are yet to benefit from the Doha Declaration

Unequal Partners

Joel M Bassuk — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:42:07 +0000

The Doha ‘Development’ Round of trade talks has stalled, but the world’s poorest countries remain under pressure to open up their markets with potentially disastrous consequences.

G20 meeting in Rio: Civil Society demands trade talks take new direction

Joel M Bassuk — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:40:54 +0000

Rio, Brazil, 9-10 September – A group of Civil Society organizations, including ActionAid, Oxfam International and REBRIP, today delivered a statement defending the rights of p

Rio G20 meeting must set new tone for trade talks, says Oxfam

Joel M Bassuk — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:03:39 +0000

The meeting of the Group of 20 developing countries, and invited guests this weekend in Rio de Janeiro must reorientate global trade talks towards development, said international age

US must reform agricultural subsidy program

Noirfatom — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 19:02:53 +0000

Cotton Subsidies Violate Trade Agreements and Hurt Poor Country Farmers

Oxfam warns of threat of regional trade deals for poor countries

Joel M Bassuk — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 18:22:34 +0000

With negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) suspended indefinitely, international agency Oxfam today warned of the danger posed to developing countries by the proliferati

Rich countries not off the hook after breakdown of WTO talks

Joel M Bassuk — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:34:33 +0000

GENEVA – The European Union and the United States are making a serious miscalculation if they think suspension of the WTO talks spells a free-for-all in global trade, said inte

Oxfam says EU must change its mindset at WTO

Joel M Bassuk — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 14:48:19 +0000

Europe must accept its role in the five-years of failed negotiations at the WTO that led to this week’s chaotic end to the trade talks and show leadership to make pro-developme