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.
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.
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.
Brazilian Forum of NGOs and Social Movements for the Environment and the Development (FBOMS)
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.
It has been well over 3 months since the final day of the WTO's MC6 here in Hong Kong. However, for those of us on the street voicing our opposition to the WTO, our struggle in Hong Kong did not finish with the end of the conference.
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.
A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition, (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism)
Today in downtown Los Angeles, over 1 million people demonstrated in support of immigrant rights. This was the largest demonstration in the history of California.
The WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy tried on Tuesday 28 March to get the WTO membership to take seriously the deadline of the end of April to agree to modalities on negotiations on agriculture and non-agricultural market access (NAMA).
The European Union plans to press for curbs on controversial export taxes as part of the Doha global trade round, despite widespread opposition from the many developing countries that use them.
