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WTO Decides On Structure For Negotiations
Following a week of intense consultations, delegates to the WTO’s Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) agreed on 3 February on how to organise negotiations mandated from the Fourth Ministerial Conference in Doha, Qatar last November, appointing the WTO Director-General (D-G) as ‘ex officio’ Chair. A group of developing countries — including China — that had previously…
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Business, Government, Civil Society Convene At Separate World Forums
Two world forums convened this week from 31 January to 4/5 February to discuss a variety of issues currently confronting the global community. Some speculate the events have a similar focus, however their divergence in approach is as vast as the income gaps they both profess to want…
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Position Vacancies at ICTSD
ICTSD is seeking to strengthen its current team of 10 staff plus interns in 2002. We are looking for exceptionally talented and motivated people to join our team at all levels including senior programme and project staff, and interns. We seek people who are demonstrated doers with solid…
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In Brief
NORWAY DRIVING FORCE BEHIND SANCTIONS FOR CROSS-BORDER POLLUTERS In response to evidence that radioactive emissions of technetium-99 from Britain’s Sellafield nuclear power plant are spilling over to the Norwegian coastline, Norway stated on 31 January that it would push for a binding international polluter-pays scheme for countries. Norway has repeatedly asked Britain to stop emissions from…
- WTO in Brief
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WTO In Brief
CHINA FILES COMPLAINT OVER EU FOOD BANS On 24 January, China filed a WTO complaint over a European ban on Chinese honey, shrimp, and other foodstuffs that contained traces of banned antibiotics. This is China’s first complaint about a European trade measure since its inception into the WTO in…
- Events
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Events
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: 5-12 February 28 January - 8 February, New York, USA: SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE 2002 WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. Participants will…
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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 Matteo Rizzolli, mrizzolli@ictsd.ch). NOW AVAILABLE: JANUARY 2002 EDITION OF ICTSD’S BRIDGES…