Archive

April 6th, 2006

United Nations: Developed countries press for big changes in UN structure

5 April, 2006
Developed countries are actively advocating major structural and operational changes to the United Nations system, including the closure or merger of several UN organisations, and the creation of a few.

United Nations: G77 warns against attempts to eliminate UN mandates

5 April, 2006
The process of reform of the operational activities of the United Nations and possibly of the structures and mandates of its many organizations is proceeding at an increasingly fast pace, with the developed countries taking a leading role in pushing for the reforms.

United Nations: G77 stresses UN?s leading role to coherence panel

5 April, 2006
The Chairman of the G77 in New York has written to the Prime Ministers of Pakistan, Mozambique and Norway who co-chair the panel on UN system-wide coherence to stress that the coherence exercise must strengthen the role of the UN so that it becomes the premier international organization dealing with economic, social and development issues.

April 3rd

Developing countries voice concerns on state of WTO talks

2 April, 2006
Many developing countries and their groupings have voiced their concerns on the current status of the WTO Doha negotiations during a meeting on Tuesday 28 March of the WTO's Trade Negotiations Committee, which oversees the negotiations of the Doha work programme.

Lamy's India visit may break WTO deadlock

2 April, 2006
Keen to fizzle out the logjam in WTO talks, director general Pascal Lamy will be on a two-day visit to India - an influential member of the world body - beginning on April 5.

Lamy should ensure fair trade

2 April, 2006
There has been no substantial progress in agriculture trade negotiations in Geneva. The April 30 deadline set by the WTO director-general, Pascal Lamy seems unlikely to be met.

April 2nd

WTO powers still apart as deadline looms

1 April, 2006
Top trading powers say they are creeping closer to a WTO deal, but admit a battle against the clock to fulfill their promise to better the lives of the world's poorest citizens.

April 1st

Kingdom takes US to WTO over shrimp

31 March, 2006
Thailand has filed a case against the United States with the World Trade Organisation accusing Washington of employing unfair trade practices and targeting Thai shrimp exports, the Foreign Trade Department said yesterday.

Thai officials take shrimp case to WTO

31 March, 2006
Thailand is preparing to file a complaint with the World Trade Organisation against the United States over its requirement for bonds levied on Thai shrimp exports.

March 31st

Note about MOP3 and COP8 outcomes

30 March, 2006
The Brazilian Forum of NGOs and Social Movements for the Environment and the Development (FBOMS) highlights during the Third Meeting of the Parties (MOP3) of the Protocol of Cartagena on Biossafety and the Eighth Conference of the Parties (COP8) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) the initiatives of civil society, with continuous mobilizations of Via Campesina and the activities of the Global Civil Society Forum.