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Problems in providing universal access to services highlighted at UNCTAD meeting

30 November, 2006
Developing countries face challenges and problems in providing universal access to services to their people, and these were brought up in an expert meeting on "Universal Access to Services" organised by UNCTAD last week.

 "Fireside Chats" planned at WTO to stoke the embers of the Doha negotiations

30 November, 2006
In the past week, several informal meetings have been taking place at the WTO which seem like a prelude to re-opening negotiations for the Doha Work Programme.

Developing countries voice opposition to ?necessity test? in GATS

30 November, 2006
At an UNCTAD expert meeting on universal access to services held last week, the diplomats of several developing countries voiced opposition to the inclusion of the 'necessity test' principle in disciplines being negotiated for domestic regulation in the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) of the WTO.

“Davao pesticide poisoning to expand and increase with JPEPA!”-KMP and APC

30 November, 2006
The militant Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) and the Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) lambasted the Tagum Agricultural Development Company, Inc. (Tadeco) in Mindano, Philippines for causing the pesticide poisoning of at least 79 people, mostly school children at that, from Tanglaw Elementary school in Braulio Dujali town in Davao del Norte.

WTO talks may resume by Jan; deal possible: Pillai

30 November, 2006
Amid indications that WTO talks could resume by January next year, India has said there was a possibility of reaching a global trade deal by March 2007.