Archive - 2005 - Article

December 16th

World trade talks in disarray as rows rage on

15 December, 2005
World trade talks plunged into disarray on Friday as rich nations exchanged accusations over their long-protected farm markets and struggled even to agree on a package of measures to help the world's poorest.

WTO Indicted for Crimes Against Humanity at Rural Peoples Tribunal

15 December, 2005
Numerous

COSATU Press statement on NAMA ? issued from Hong Kong

15 December, 2005
As the talks at the WTO continue, the Southern African region, Africa and other developing countries and regions face an ever increasing threat to catastrophic jobs and even the very real potential of de-industrialisation

Pascal Lamy and the Sorcerer?s Box

15 December, 2005
Press statement: A large group of farmers movements and NGO

Revealing the Empty Promises of the U.S. Development Package ?Pledges? Announced at Hong Kong

15 December, 2005
detailed, footnoted take out of US development package proposal demonstrating why it is of no value and poses significant risks

US organizations support demand for withdrawal of 'Annex C' on services - end pressure on developing countries in services talks

15 December, 2005
As U.S.-based nongovernmental organizations, we support developing countries

US and EU can't implement their proposed 'development package'

15 December, 2005
Some key elements of the 'development package' that has been floated at the Hong Kong Ministerial cannot be taken at face value because neither the EU nor the US can guarantee that they can implement what they have promised

The ?development package? that isn?t

15 December, 2005
The

Problems multiply and talks unravel at WTO ministerial 3rd day

15 December, 2005
The WTO Ministerial Conference seemed on the verge of unravelling after its third day, with many developing countries voicing opposition to the services part of the draft Declaration, and positions in non-agricultural market access being even more apart than before.

Public Services Threatened Under New WTO Talks

15 December, 2005
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.