World Trade Organization

Equity, Market Access Drive G-77 WTO Agenda

BRIDGES Weekly Trade News Digest | Volume 3, No. 38 | September 27, 1999

New Zealand""s Mike Moore Takes over as WTO Chief

Agence France Presse | September 1, 1999 GENEVA - Former New Zealand Prime Minister Mike Moore took up his post Wednesday at the head of the World Trade Organization, preparing to steer it into the Millennium Round of world trade negotiations.

New WTO Chief Pledges All Efforts for Poor States

Yahoo! Headlines World | September 1, 1999 | By Robert Evans GENEVA - Mike Moore, taking over as new head of the World Trade Organisation, pledged on Wednesday that he would devote "all efforts" to help poor countries to benefit from freer global trade. He also called on the richer powers to play their part by throwing open their markets to goods from poorer regions.

Three Months Until WTO Ministerial and Agenda Differences Unresolved

Bureau of National Affairs | August 31, 1999 | By Daniel Pruzin GENEVA - Preparations for the World Trade Organization's third ministerial meeting will shift into high gear starting in September, but the road to Seattle and beyond promises to be a bumpy ride for the still-fledgling trade body and its 134 member countries.

As WTO Prepares for "Millennium Round" World Trade Conflicts Intensify

World Socialist Web Site | By Nick Beams | August 18, 1999

Testimony on the World Trade Organization Negotiations

Niel Ritchie, National Organizer for the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, testified before the U.S. Agriculture Policy Forum, held on June 7, 1999 in Saint Paul, MN., on domestic agriculture policy and the so-called Freedom to Farm legislation.

Administration to Bring Seven Trade Complaints to WTO

CongressDaily | April 30, 1999 | by Keith Koffler

The Continuing Threat from Trade Negotiations

This article was published in the Dollars and Sense, March/April, Number 222. Providing a brief history of GATT/WTO, the authors then go on to explain the relationship between agriculture and intellectual property rights (Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights or TRIPS) and why the stalled Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) could be resurrected.

IATP's Comments to the U.S. Trade Representative Regarding the Upcoming WTO Ministerial

In preparation for the upcoming Third Ministerial Conference of the WTO, IATP addressed concerns in a comment sent to US Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky. The comments cover the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS) and intellectual property rights (TRIPS).

Food Security, Farmers and a Fair Place for the South

Proceedings of the Washington, DC Meeting on the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, September 30-October 4th, 1998. Sponsored by IATP, Solagral and the Foundation Charles Leopold Mayer pour le Progres de l'Homme. The purpose of this document is to provide continuing collective educational material and further the movement-building process.