World Trade Organization

Budding Democracy Made Trade Talks Collapse

Newsday (New York) | By Victor Tan Chen | October 15, 2003 Somehow, the protesters had gotten in. When they slipped through the police-manned barricades on one end of Cancun's hotel zone, they must have seemed like just another bunch of tourists - split into small groups, their bandannas and piercings discreetly tucked away.

Full Speed Ahead On FTA With US

Latinnews Daily | October 15, 2003

APEC To Push For New Global Trade Deal After WTO Failure

Associated Press Worldstream | By DIRK BEVERIDGE | October 14, 2003 Pacific Rim nations must push harder for a new global trade deal, officials said Tuesday as they opened their annual meeting by pondering ways to restart WTO negotiations that recently collapsed in the Mexican resort of Cancun.

Bush""s Aids ""Gift"" Has Been Seized By Industry Giants

The Guardian | By Naomi Klein | October 13, 2003 Fighting Aids was supposed to show George Bush's softer side. "Seldom has history offered a greater opportunity to do so much for so many," he said in his State of the Union address in January.

UN Steps Up Action On Traditional Knowledge

The Lancet | By Clare Kapp | October 11, 2003 In a delicate balancing act between developing and industrialised countries, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has agreed to intensify efforts to protect traditional knowledge and genetic resources, but stopped short of committing to a full international treaty.

Trade Talks Activists Craft Message

Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) | By PRASHANT GOPAL | October 10, 2003 The warehouse shelves were stocked with glue, paint, cardboard, bicycle parts, cloth and other donated supplies. The walls were plastered with paint and signs: "People before profits," "Rise Up" and "Welcome to Lake Worth: an Anti-War City."

Congress To Discuss FTAA

Latinnews Daily | October 10, 2003

Forced To Slum It

The Guardian (London) | By John Vidal | October 10, 2003

G-22 Seeks To Cement Unity After WTO Battle Of Cancun

Agence France Presse | By FREDERIC GARLAN | October 10, 2003 The G22 bloc of WTO countries will meet here on Friday seeking to maintain their unity and momentum after ganging up on the developed countries and scuttling last month's world trade talks.

Transparency In Wto Decision Making Required, Says India

Asia Pulse | October 9, 2003 India on Wednesday said developed and developing countries should now "close their differences" and move forward after the Cancun debacle but felt more "transparency" in the decision-making process was needed at the WTO to help towards this end.