International agency Oxfam says that rich countries are back-sliding on commitments to open up their clothing and textile markets to developing country competition.
The Nation | By Daniel Wilkinson | April 8, 2004
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Salon.com | By Amy Kroin | April 6, 2004
Longtime activist Randall Robinson tells his story of the U.S. "coup" against Haiti's Aristide, calls Colin Powell the most dangerous black man alive, and explains why he quit the U.S. for St. Kitts.
Agence France Presse | March 30, 2004
A UN human rights expert on Tuesday slammed the World Trade Organisation's handling of agricultural trade, saying countries should be allowed to opt out of liberalisation to ensure their populations are fed adequately.
AFX European Focus | March 30, 2004
US companies are condoning workers' rights abuses in China, giving manufacturers in that country an illegitimate cost advantage and fueling job losses in the US, a former International Labor Organisation (ILO) expert said Monday.
Agence France Presse | March 22, 2004
An HIV vaccine is not likely to be developed in the next decade, the head of the UN's AIDS prevention program said Monday, adding that any breakthrough would be the result of a long process of trial and error.
AIDS Vaccine Week | March 22, 2004 Citing a health crisis "of unprecedented proportions," 55 European and Central Asian nations vowed to halt the fast-spreading virus that causes AIDS, agreeing on an ambitious agenda of providing increased and improved treatment and prevention.
Reuters | By Lesley Wroughton | March 13, 2004
WASHINGTON - The United States is the World Bank (news - web sites)'s biggest shareholder, and bank president James Wolfensohn wants Americans to know where their dollars are going.
