Development

Another Plea for More Aid to Poor

Washington Post | November 19, 2001 U.S. Hesitant as IMF, World Bank Urge Bigger Contributions by Paul Blustein

Property Rights=Prosperity

Wall Street Journal | November 16, 2001 | International Commentary By Geralyn Ritter and Alain Strowel. Ms. Ritter, formerly associate general counsel at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, is trade counsel in Covington & Burling's Washington office, and Mr. Strowel heads the firm's intellectual-property practice in Brussels.

UN Annan Hopes WTO Talks Open Developing Countries"" Mkts

Wall Street Journal | Associated Press | November 15, 2001 UNITED NATIONS--U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan expressed hope Thursday that a new round of global trade talks would open markets for goods from developing countries.

Revised Ministerial Draft Declaration: Still Harmful to Interests of Developing Countries

Focus on the Global South | November 13, 2001 | Aileen Kwa and Walden Bello The revised draft ministerial declaration issued in the afternoon of Nov. 13 continues to highly detrimental to the interests of developing countries.

Capacity Building of the Rich Countries Is a Must, if the Poor Have to Gain from the WTO

Doha 11 November. Capacity building of consumers in the rich countries is essential to enable development of pragmatic standards, which will enable improved market access for producers in poor countries.

Activists Urge WTO to Give Poor AIDS Victims Access to Cheap Drugs

Agence France Presse | November 7, 2001 BANGKOK - A high-profile activist alliance Wednesday urged ministers at this week's WTO talks in Doha to rewrite trade rules that bar millions of poverty-stricken AIDS sufferers from access to modern drugs.

Tanzania: the Poor Meets the Rich at Qatar Summit

Africa News | November 7, 2001 | BYLINE: The East African Standard As the World Trade Organisation (WTO) prepares for another round of talks, politicians in the world's poorest countries, reports Herald Tagama, are threatening to side-step negotiations unless global economic inequities are tackled.

Developing Nations Plan ""Common Front"" at WTO

Reuters | November 7, 2001 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan said on Wednesday that developing countries planned to put up a common front at the World Trade Organization (WTO) summit opening in Doha on Friday.