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September 11th

Historic Cartagena Biosafety Protocol Comes Into Effect

10 September, 2003
One of the Protocol's major provisions embodies the 'Precautionary Principle', recognizing that a country can forbid importation when there is not sufficient information or research results to do an adequate assessment.

September 10th

Peasant Farmers Show Strength In Cauldron Of Grassroots Politics

9 September, 2003
Cancun is a symbol of globalisation, and the growing gap between the rich and the poor.

Greetings To Everyone From The WTO Meeting And Social Movements Resistance.

9 September, 2003
In an important development, yesterday the G-21 countries met yesterday to strengthen their alliance on the key issue of agriculture within the WTO.

Korean Farmer Takes Own Life Amid Protests in Canc?n

9 September, 2003
'We all regret this sad incident,' WTO Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi said after Lee Kyang Hae, 55, stabbed himself during a protest.

Protesters March On Cancun

9 September, 2003
Yesterday, some 1,000 anarchists and leftists marched through downtown Cancun, banging drums and chanting anti-WTO slogans.

September 9th

Developing Countries Prepare For Agriculture Battle At Cancun Ministerial

8 September, 2003
'Ours is a good cause, we have the support of our population and a large proportion of world opinion, this is a chance for the WTO to show it cares for the poor.' - AMORIN

India Steps Up Attack On US, EU Ahead Of WTO Meet

8 September, 2003
Strong domestic support and export subsidies in developed nations have placed tremendous curbs on the export of farm goods by developing nations which had been blocking progress on other fronts in the WTO.

Agriculture Becomes The Centerpiece-

8 September, 2003
All major press conferences organized on 9th September a day before the Cancun Ministerial Conference (September 10-14, 2003) clearly show that Agriculture is going to make or break the Cancun Ministerial Conference of the WTO.

The WTO Should Take A Look In Cancun's Back Yard.

8 September, 2003
'They promised tourist development that would help indigenous people, help the local people and help the poor people. And we noticed at the beginning of the process that that was lies, that wasn't the way it was going to be.' -Aguillon

Ministers Limber Up For WTO Subsidies Battle

8 September, 2003
Breaking the two-year deadlock over farm trade reform is widely seen as the linchpin of the five-day meeting and an acid test of rich countries' pledges to make the Doha talks a 'development' round.