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New Ministerial Text To Hand Ministers A Challenge In Doha
WTO General Council Chair Stuart Harbinson on 27 October released the second draft Ministerial Declaration in the leadup to the fourth WTO Ministerial Conference in Doha, Qatar, from 9-13 November. The text was accompanied by draft Decisions on Implementation and Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) and Health / Access to Medicines. Ministers will…
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Draft Declaration On TRIPs And Health Highlights Divisions In The WTO
The WTO draft Declaration on intellectual property rights (IPRs) and health — released by WTO General Council Chair Stuart Harbinson on 27 October along with the draft Ministerial Declaration and the draft Decision on Implementation — underlines the gulf that remains between developed and developing country Members on this issue (draft available at http://www.ictsd.org/ministerial/doha/docs/IP27oct.pdf).…
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New Implementation Draft - Another Round For Gains Or Grounds To Refrain
[Note: all relevant Ministerial texts discussed in this article are available at http://www.ictsd.org. For all tiret references, please refer to 'G-7' paper on implementation at: http://www.ictsd.org/html/weekly/26-06-01/story2.htm.] On 27 October, General Council Chairperson Stuart Harbinson released the anxiously awaited second version of the draft Decision on Implementation-Related Issues and Concerns.…
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GMO Update: EU Moratorium, US-China Dispute, APEC
EU members refuse to end GMO moratorium At a meeting in Luxembourg on 29 October, environment ministers from a number of EU countries continued to oppose the European Commission’s suggestion to lift the de facto moratorium on the approval of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), in place since 1998. They argued that the labelling and traceability laws…
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Note To Subscribers
In order to provide the BRIDGES Weekly readership with a operational tool which allows for comprehensive real-time up-dating about civil society issues and activities surrounding the approaching WTO Ministerial Conference held in Doha, Qatar, from 9-13 November, BRIDGES Weekly is introducing a Civil Society Section for the leadup, duration, and aftermath of the WTO Ministerial.…
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Second WTO Draft Declaration & Draft Texts On Implementation And TRIPs Now Available
The WTO on 27 October circulated its second draft Ministerial Declaration for the forthcoming Fourth Ministerial Conference in Doha, Qatar as well as a draft Declaration on Intellectuel Property Rights and [Access to Medicines] [Public Health] and a second draft Decision on Implementation. These texts are now available in pdf format on ICTSD’s website at:…
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Civil Society In Doha: Still Fewer Expected To Attend
On 24 October 2001, the process of accreditation for NGOs to next week’s Fourth WTO Ministerial Conference ended with the WTO Secretariat sending out its official registration letters. Even before the current international crisis erupted, far fewer civil society representatives were expected to turn up in the Gulf state as compared with the Seattle gathering…
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Related Resources
The complete set of Doha-related documents collected by ICTSD is accessible at: http://www.ictsd.org/ministerial/doha/relevantdoc.htm. CAN THE WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION LIVE UP TO THE CHALLENGES OF A GLOBALISING WORLD? Published by WWF International, October 2001. The position statement concludes that Members failing to address issues such as fishing subsidies, to clarify of the relationship between…
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Events
Related The complete ICTSD Ministerial calendar can be viewed at: http://www.ictsd.org/ministerial/doha/calendar.htm. 31 October, 9 am, WTO, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO LOGISTICAL & PROCEDURAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR NGOS DURING THE FOURTH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE IN DOHA - NEGOTIATING STATE OF PLAY. 3 November, London, England: FREE TRADE: TRICK OR TREAT FOR THE WORLD’S POOR? At this meeting presented…
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In Brief
WWF Condemns Government Subsidies For The Fishing Industry. A recent World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) report "Hard Facts, Hidden Problems: A Review of Current Data on Fishing Subsidies" estimates fishing industry subsidies at US$15 billion per year as opposed to the US$13 billion reported by governments. The report pointed to government subsidies as a…
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Economically Diverse G-77 Converge on Doha Declaration. On 22 October, the Group of 77 & China, representing 133 developing nations, released its demands for the upcoming Fourth Ministerial Conference in Doha (9-13 Novermber). With this "positive agenda" they touch on a wide spectrum of issues, including the need for developed countries to take "positive measures"…
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Events
For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar at: http://www.ictsd.org/cal/index.htm.Coming Up This Week 29-31 October, Hong Kong, China: TENTH EAST ASIA ECONOMIC SUMMIT 2001. Organised by the World Economic Forum. Under the theme of "Responses to the Recession: Regaining Stability and Growth in Asia", the Summit…
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Resources
If you have a relevant resource (books, papers, bulletins, etc.) you would like to see announced in this section, please forward a copy for review by the BRIDGES staff to Hugo Cameron, hcameron@ictsd.ch. Submissions of publications to ICTSD’s documentation centre would also be welcome (contact Marc Galvin, mgalvin@ictsd.ch). MANAGING GLOBAL ISSUES: LESSONS LEARNED. Edited by P.J.…