4th Ministerial, Doha 2001

As WTO giants bicker on food aid, thousands die - U.N.

15 December, 2005
Yahoo! Asia News
Europe and the United States should be throwing their efforts into increasing food aid instead of arguing about the form it takes, a top U.N. food aid official said on Friday

WTO Indicted for Crimes Against Humanity at Rural Peoples Tribunal

15 December, 2005
By Ilang Ilang Quijano and Jennifer Mourin, PAN AP
Numerous

Problems multiply and talks unravel at WTO ministerial 3rd day

15 December, 2005
By Martin Khor, TWN Info Service on WTO and Trade Issues (Dec 05)
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.

EU Blocks Decision on End Date For Export Subsidies at WTO Ministerial

15 December, 2005
By Daniel Pruzin and Christopher S. Rugaber, BNA
The European Union stood firm Dec. 16 in resisting demands from key trading partners for an agreement at the World Trade Organization's Hong Kong ministerial conference on an end date for the elimination of export subsidies

Mandelson charges US hiding behind 'smokescreen' on cotton subsidies

15 December, 2005
Yahoo! Asia News
The United States is hiding behind a 'gigantic great smokescreen' in a bid to dodge its duty to cotton farmers in Africa, European Union trade chief Peter Mandelson charged at WTO talks that continue in Hong Kong.

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

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

Public Services Threatened Under New WTO Talks

15 December, 2005
IBON Foundation, Inc.
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.

Focus: On the Road to Hong Kong (Number 8, 16 December 2005)

15 December, 2005
Focus
Day four of the Ministerial had many ups, downs and roundabouts

IBON challenges new 'G-120' in the WTO

15 December, 2005
IBON Foundation, Inc.
Philippine-based think-tank IBON Foundation challenges the governments of the new underdeveloped country alliance to genuinely assert poor countries

Coalition of Agricultural Workers International Vow to Fight for Those Most Oppressed by the WTO

15 December, 2005
By Ilang Ilang Quijano, PAN AP
In a statement, CAWI called on workers everywhere to junk the WTO

The ?development package? that isn?t

15 December, 2005
By Tetteh Hormeku, TWN Info Service on WTO and Trade Issues
The

Signs of progress emerge on duty-free, quota-free LDC access

15 December, 2005
Inside US Trade
Members of the World Trade Organization seemed to be making some progress on an initiative to help the world's poorest countries on the third day of the Hong Kong ministerial, where the U.S. has come under intense pressure to provide duty-free, quota-free access to all products from least-developed countries

No let-up for rich nations as trade talks flounder

15 December, 2005
Yahoo! Asia News
Rich nations came under fresh attack for refusing to give ground on farm protection at world trade talks on Thursday as nations grouping more than half of the world's population warned of an 'impasse well into the future'.

Pascal Lamy and the Sorcerer?s Box

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

World trade talks in disarray as rows rage on

15 December, 2005
Yahoo! Asia News
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.