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media advisory: Although a face-saving deal was reached on trade issues here today, the global trade system remains in crisis. Today's agreement contains proposals that will further threaten the global environment and the livelihoods of the worlds' poorest people.

Rice farmers from across Asia who came to protest the World Trade Organization

The new draft WTO 6th Ministerial text released today still attacks Third World agriculture, industry and services without making any real headway against First World subsidies and protections for domestic producers

Asian farmers today described the World Trade Organisation

The WTO

At the end of the fourth day of the WTO Ministerial Conference, there has hardly been agreement reached on the key issues, and time is almost running out on attempts to get any

The revised text on agriculture contains 6 paragraphs: besides the introductory paragraph 4

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Philippine-based think-tank IBON Foundation challenges the governments of the new underdeveloped country alliance to genuinely assert poor countries

Day four of the Ministerial had many ups, downs and roundabouts