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15th November 2001 Comprehensive Trade Round Broadens Scope Of Discussions In The WTO After a final marathon of round-the-clock… EC-ACP Cotonou Waiver Finally Granted On the sidelines of the WTO Ministerial Conference, WTO Members… TRIPs-Public Health Accord Seen As Bright Spot By Civil Society One of the most hard-fought battles pitting NGOs and developing… NGOs Pursue New Avenues To Get Their Voice To The Table As the World Forum on the WTO, hosted in Beirut, Lebanon, came… 6th November 2001 WTO Protests Mushrooming Around The Globe Given the difficulties in voicing discontent with the possible… Ministerial Texts Make Their Way To Doha, But Great Disparities Remain Ministerial Texts Make Their Way To Doha, But Great Disparities… Last-Minute Arrangements For NGOs At a briefing session for non-governmental organisations (NGOs)… 30th October 2001 New Ministerial Text To Hand Ministers A Challenge In Doha WTO General Council Chair Stuart Harbinson on 27 October released… Draft Declaration On TRIPs And Health Highlights Divisions In The WTO The WTO draft Declaration on intellectual property rights (IPRs)… New Implementation Draft - Another Round For Gains Or Grounds To Refrain [Note: all relevant Ministerial texts discussed in this article… Civil Society In Doha: Still Fewer Expected To Attend On 24 October 2001, the process of accreditation for NGOs to… 23rd October 2001 Full Steam Ahead For Doha As Prep Talks Refine Ministerial Text Following renewed commitments by the US over the weekend, the… Anthrax Scare Draws New Focus On IPRs & Access To Medicines The link between intellectual property rights (IPRs) and access… WTO Heads Of Delegations Meet On Developing Country Concerns On Friday 19 October, WTO Members convened for an informal Heads… 16th October 2001 Singapore ‘Mini-Ministerial’ Moves Doha Agenda Forward Following up after a similar meeting in Mexico in August (see… 9th October 2001 Efforts Acknowledged, But Implementation Menu Far From Fulfilling While WTO Members expressed appreciation for the efforts of General… Agriculture And Environment Polarise Ministerial Process WTO Members have experienced an eventful week since a 3 October… 2nd October 2001 Sustainable Development Lacking In Draft Declaration As BRIDGES Weekly went to press, WTO Members were busy deliberating… Implementation - Finding New Ground Or Grounding To A Halt? Implementation - Finding New Ground Or Grounding To A Halt? On… ‘Shadow Boxing’ on Agriculture Negotiations At WTO Continues During the 24-28 September sessions of the WTO Committee on Agriculture,… 25th September 2001 Implementation Becoming Lynchpin Of Ministerial Process Implementation Becoming Lynchpin Of Ministerial Process At a… African Ministers Convene On Trade Priorities In Preparation For Doha The Fourth Ordinary Session of the Organization of African Unity… 18th September 2001 EC Shows Improved Understanding Of Asian Developing Countries’ Concerns At an 11 September meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, trade ministers… Speculation Emerges On Possible Trade Repercussions Of US Attacks Speaking at a news conference last Friday, WTO Director-General… 11th September 2001 Civil Society In Doha: Few Into The Glass Building, None Outside It On 10 August, WTO Director General Mike Moore sent a letter to… Little Progress In Doha Preparations A number of recent trade meetings, including a brief informal… 31st July 2001 No Progress On Doha Agenda At WTO’s ‘Reality Check At a much-awaited informal meeting of the WTO General Council… LDCs Say ‘Not Ready’ For New Round Trade ministers from the 49 Least-Developed Countries (LDCs)… Agriculture: EC Wants Food Safety In Negotiations Continuing their informal discussions at the Committee on Agriculture…

15th November 2001
Comprehensive Trade Round Broadens Scope Of Discussions In The WTO After a final marathon of round-the-clock…
EC-ACP Cotonou Waiver Finally Granted On the sidelines of the WTO Ministerial Conference, WTO Members…
TRIPs-Public Health Accord Seen As Bright Spot By Civil Society One of the most hard-fought battles pitting NGOs and developing…
NGOs Pursue New Avenues To Get Their Voice To The Table As the World Forum on the WTO, hosted in Beirut, Lebanon, came…

6th November 2001
WTO Protests Mushrooming Around The Globe Given the difficulties in voicing discontent with the possible…
Ministerial Texts Make Their Way To Doha, But Great Disparities Remain Ministerial Texts Make Their Way To Doha, But Great Disparities…
Last-Minute Arrangements For NGOs At a briefing session for non-governmental organisations (NGOs)…

30th October 2001
New Ministerial Text To Hand Ministers A Challenge In Doha WTO General Council Chair Stuart Harbinson on 27 October released…
Draft Declaration On TRIPs And Health Highlights Divisions In The WTO The WTO draft Declaration on intellectual property rights (IPRs)…
New Implementation Draft - Another Round For Gains Or Grounds To Refrain [Note: all relevant Ministerial texts discussed in this article…
Civil Society In Doha: Still Fewer Expected To Attend On 24 October 2001, the process of accreditation for NGOs to…

23rd October 2001
Full Steam Ahead For Doha As Prep Talks Refine Ministerial Text Following renewed commitments by the US over the weekend, the…
Anthrax Scare Draws New Focus On IPRs & Access To Medicines The link between intellectual property rights (IPRs) and access…
WTO Heads Of Delegations Meet On Developing Country Concerns On Friday 19 October, WTO Members convened for an informal Heads…

16th October 2001
Singapore ‘Mini-Ministerial’ Moves Doha Agenda Forward Following up after a similar meeting in Mexico in August (see…

9th October 2001
Efforts Acknowledged, But Implementation Menu Far From Fulfilling While WTO Members expressed appreciation for the efforts of General…
Agriculture And Environment Polarise Ministerial Process WTO Members have experienced an eventful week since a 3 October…

2nd October 2001
Sustainable Development Lacking In Draft Declaration As BRIDGES Weekly went to press, WTO Members were busy deliberating…
Implementation - Finding New Ground Or Grounding To A Halt? Implementation - Finding New Ground Or Grounding To A Halt? On…
‘Shadow Boxing’ on Agriculture Negotiations At WTO Continues During the 24-28 September sessions of the WTO Committee on Agriculture,…

25th September 2001
Implementation Becoming Lynchpin Of Ministerial Process Implementation Becoming Lynchpin Of Ministerial Process At a…
African Ministers Convene On Trade Priorities In Preparation For Doha The Fourth Ordinary Session of the Organization of African Unity…

18th September 2001
EC Shows Improved Understanding Of Asian Developing Countries’ Concerns At an 11 September meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, trade ministers…
Speculation Emerges On Possible Trade Repercussions Of US Attacks Speaking at a news conference last Friday, WTO Director-General…

11th September 2001
Civil Society In Doha: Few Into The Glass Building, None Outside It On 10 August, WTO Director General Mike Moore sent a letter to…
Little Progress In Doha Preparations A number of recent trade meetings, including a brief informal…

31st July 2001
No Progress On Doha Agenda At WTO’s ‘Reality Check At a much-awaited informal meeting of the WTO General Council…
LDCs Say ‘Not Ready’ For New Round Trade ministers from the 49 Least-Developed Countries (LDCs)…
Agriculture: EC Wants Food Safety In Negotiations Continuing their informal discussions at the Committee on Agriculture…