Asia-Europe Peoples Campaign against FTAs 1 August 2007 An anti-FTA rally with around 150 trade activists from the Asia-Europe Peoples’ Campaign (AEPC) was violently dispersed today near the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), the venue of the on-going 40th Ministerial Meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The Executive Committee of AFA decided to put up its own secretariat office in Manila last July 23, 2007. The decision marked the end of a process of autonomy which began in 2002, facilitated by its NGO partner and catalyst, AsiaDHRRA. It signalled the readiness of AFA leaders to take on bigger responsibilities in organizational […]
PRESS RELEASE 5 June 2007 A 7.2 million euro programme to support the ASEAN integration process was officially launched in Jakarta on Tuesday (5/6). Officiating at the ceremony were H.E. Ong Keng Yong, the Secretary-General of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Ms Rosamaria Gili, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Delegation of […]
In December 2005 AFA and AsiaDHRRA decided to participate in several parallel CSO events during the 5th WTO MC in Hongkong. One such event was the “WTO, Food Sovereignty, and Alternatives to Globalization” Forum, which involved other social movements in the region. At that forum, we presented the initial results of four case studies of […]
For immediate release: 21 June 2007 The “G90 Plus” groupings of developing countries, which represents a majority of developing country members at the World Trade Organisation, has warned that development concerns have been left behind in the rush to agree to a deal in the Doha Round.
Geneva 21 June 2007 Issued by the ACP Group, the Africa Group, the LDC Group, Bolivia and Venezuela PART I: CENTRALITY OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE DOHA PROGRAMME Our groupings and countries represent a large proportion of developing country members in the WTO. The present stage of negotiations in the Doha Work Programme (DWP) is crucial. […]
By BRADLEY S. KLAPPER The Associated Press Thursday, June 21, 2007; 12:21 PM POTSDAM, Germany — A crucial meeting of the World Trade Organization’s four most powerful members has failed, officials said Thursday, dealing a major setback to efforts at reaching a new global commerce pact.
By Doug Palmer and Laura MacInnis, Reuters POTSDAM, Germany (Reuters) – Talks between four of the world’s big trade powers collapsed on Thursday, throwing the future of global WTO talks on free commerce into deeper crisis.
