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Emad Mekay | ipsnews.net WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (IPS) – Concern is brewing among advocacy groups and civil society organisations that […]

By Bhagirath Lal Das | Delhi, India, 13 Feb 2006 | http://www.twnside.org Doha opened the door in 2001 for correcting […]

By Jey T. Ponce | Philrice Online Virgilio Bautista of Santo Domingo Nueva Ecija has been a farmer since childhood. […]

In view of the current instability in Metro Manila, The AFA, AsiaDHRRA secretariats and our local hosts PAKISAMA and PhilDHRRA […]

After the intense negotiations - and protests - at Hong Kong, the WTO claims a global trade deal is still possible by the end of this year. Head of Panos London’s globalisation programme, Jon Barnes, analyses the issues at stake and looks at the dynamics of the trade body.

I. WHAT HAPPENED IN HONG KONG? The 6th WTO Ministerial Conference, held in Hong Kong 13-18 December 2005, ended with an agreed Ministerial Declaration. WTO Director-General, Pascal Lamy, and a number of WTO members celebrated the moment as an important step towards the completion of the Doha Round of trade negotiations. Expectations had steadily been ratcheted down before the conference and there were few surprises in the final outcome.

AFA . AsiaDHRRA. APHD in Hongkong, December 11-18, 2005 (A full documentation of our activities will be provided later. Below […]

Today we are launching a solidarity hunger strike action to express our support for the 12 hunger strikers and to […]