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Outlines of Declaration on New Trade Round

Jiji Press Ticker Service | November 15, 2001 Doha, Qatar - The following are the outlines of a declaration on a new trade round adopted at the end of the ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization Wednesday: Preface: Determined to continue reform of trade policies and liberalization processes. Welcomed accession by China and Taiwan.

WTO: Farm, Fishing Subsidies among Environmental Topics for Later Discussion

Greenwire | November 15, 2001 | Vol. 10, No. 9 | Damon Franz, Greenwire staff writer

U.S. Politics May Curb WTO Talks

Los Angeles Times | November 15, 2001 Trade: Limits on ability to do deals, plus concessions made to secure new round of negotiations, could hinder any benefits. BYLINE: WARREN VIETH, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Tsy""s Weinberger: US Will Not Concede to EU on FSC Issue

Wall Street Journal | November 15, 2001 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. will not concede its position on a disputed tax law that has come under fire from the European Union, even if the World Trade Organization rules against the provision again later this month, a senior Treasury official said Thursday.

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.

Next Steps on Trade

Washington Post | November 15, 2001 | Editorial

WTO Benefits Shown by US Lifting of Australian Lamb Quotas

Asia Pulse | November 15, 2001 CANBERRA - The benefit of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to smaller countries has been amply demonstrated by the formal end to United States quotas on Australian lamb, said Australia's National Farmers Federation.

Environmental Issues Make Significant Progress at Key Trade Talks

UN Environment Program (UNEP) | News Release | November 15, 2001 NAIROBI - Environment, fighting poverty and the push towards sustainable development have moved towards the centre of the international trade debate following the historic Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Doha, Qatar.

Global Civil Society Comes of Age

openDemocracy | Marlies Glasius | November 14, 2001 The emergence of a global civil society is one of the vital factors in global politics in the last decade. The co-editor of a comprehensive sourcebook on the subject maps its contours. A new 'global dialogue' is needed, but must it include even those committed to ethnic or religious fundamentalism? (mid-length)

WTO Ministers Approve Launch of New Trade Round

Agence France Presse | November 14, 2001 DOHA - WTO ministers approved the launch here Wednesday of a new round of talks aimed at lowering trade barriers and sparking a recovery in a faltering world economy. Ministers from the 142-member World Trade Organization backed the new round at the end of a gruelling six days of bargaining here in the Qatari capital Doha.