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Gaggles of Grannies Get Off Their Fannies

Grannies not shy and retiring "On this planet, Grandmother Earth, there is no higher authority than a grandmother. That is why the planet will be steered to safety by Grandmother/Grandmothers or it will not be steered to safety at all." Alice Walker, Now Is The Time To Open Your Heart

Tentative Schedule Of Meetings Of United Nations Bodies In June 200

The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in June, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations: Meetings continued from previous month:

Development: Trade Alone Not Enough To Defeat Poverty, Says UNCTAD

Boosting international trade for the world's poorest countries has not led to any real reduction in poverty in those countries, the United Nations said on May 27.

Aid Flows Are A Bridge To Fairer World Trade

Paul Krugman, America's heir apparent to JK Galbraith, was in London last week expressing incredulity about the way in which his country's politics have been captured by the super rich and the religious right.

Development: South-South Trade On Its Way Again

A group of 44 developing countries, taking their cue from the new directions of the global economy and international trade, decided Friday to resuscitate an old agreement for promoting trade amongst nations of the South and to launch new trade talks.

Kerry Statement on CAFTA

Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry released the following statement today in response to the singing the U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement:

Global Body Moots Farm Trade Reforms

Mumbai, May 26 - TO make global agricultural trade truly liberal so that it delivers benefit to the world's poor, the Washington-based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has mooted a five-step proposal that envisages action by both developed and developing countries.

Government Security And Trading Systems - From Cancun To Sao Paulo

ORGANISED by CUTS International, a Jaipur-based civil society organisation, a three-day seminar in Delhi titled "From Cancun to Sao Paulo: The Role of Civil Society in the International Trading System", was attended by researchers, officials from international institutions (such as WTO, UNCTAD) and governments, representatives of NGOs from many countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Brazen Brazil Picks Away At Agricultural Subsidies

A lottery, two Americans, and one hard-headed Brazilian farmer were the key backstage protagonists of the historic decision taken, at the end of April, by the World Trade Organization condemning the official US policy of subsidizing its cotton producers.

EU Battle Lines Emerge On Subsidies

GOOD news on the trade front was dominated again this week by a sinking dollar, firming US dollar prices for dairy commodities and more trimming of EU dairy export subsidies.