Archive - Dec 17, 2005

Draft ministerial text negates development

16 December, 2005
IGTN
IGTN News Bulletin

Analysis of the revised Draft text of 16 December 2005 on agricultural negotiations

16 December, 2005
Jacques Berthelot, Solidarit
The revised text on agriculture contains 6 paragraphs: besides the introductory paragraph 4

Asian Farmers Condemn TRIPS as One of the Worst Agreements this Century

16 December, 2005
By Ilang Ilang Quijano, PAN AP
Asian farmers today described the World Trade Organisation

Rice Farmers Want WTO Out Of Agriculture!

16 December, 2005
PAN AP
Rice farmers from across Asia who came to protest the World Trade Organization

Review of Day 4 of Ministerial: no light at end of HK tunnel, but a new South alliance is born

16 December, 2005
By Martin Khor, TWN Info Service on WTO and Trade Issues (Dec05)
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

Services saga brought to new explosive level at Ministerial

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

Draft Ministerial text: Anti-developmental delaying tactic, sign of impending failure

16 December, 2005
IBON Foundation, Inc.
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