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On Saturday, November 3, the world's newest international treaty was adopted in Rome by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) by a vote of 116-0 with two abstentions - the United States and Japan.
On Saturday, November 3, the world's newest international treaty was adopted in Rome by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) by a vote of 116-0 with two abstentions - the United States and Japan.
By: Walden Bello | BusinessWorld Perspective
Desperate is the word to describe the antics of the trade superpowers on the eve of the Fourth Ministerial of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Doha, Qatar.
Press Release VIa Campesina Tegucigalpa, 1-11-2001
WTO is imposing a new Round of negotiations against the will of the majority of its member governments and the social movements.
By: CLARE NULLIS | Associated Press Writer
GENEVA: Brushing aside security worries, the head of the World Trade Organization said Friday that the forthcoming ministerial conference in Qatar would be a vital confidence booster for a gloomy global economy. But he cautioned that success was far from guaranteed.
By: KATHERINE PFLEGERAP, AP Online | WASHINGTON, The Bush administration said Wednesday it would impose another tariff on Canadian lumber after finding Canada is dumping its wood on the United States at artifically low prices.