World Trade Organization

Market Access Text Opposed by U.S. Struck from WTO Draft

Inside US Trade | November 9, 2001

Up from Seattle

New York Times | Editorial | November 9, 2001

Worldwide Anti-WTO Demos Tinged with Anti-War Mood

Reuters | November 8, 2001 BERLIN - Barred from traveling to Qatar, anti-globalization protesters will spread their demonstrations against the World Trade Organization from Mexico to Mongolia this week with an added anti-war element to their protests.

China Set to Stroll into WTO, Boost World Economy

Agence France Presse | November 8, 2001 | DAVID WILLIAMS DOHA - After a 15-year struggle to join the World Trade Organization, China's admittance this week is likely to be as welcome for the other 142 members as it is in Beijing.

Fear of Failure Haunts Opening of High Stakes WTO Meeting

Agence France Presse | November 8, 2001 | NATHANIEL HARRISON DOHA - Trade ministers, facing a terrorism-driven plunge in the global economy, open a critical meeting here Friday to boost world trade amid ominous policy disputes and security fears after a man opened fire on a US military base.

WTO Ministers Must Address Workers"" Rights in Trade Talks: ICFTU

Agence France Presse | November 8, 2001 DOHA - WTO ministers due to open a meeting here Friday to boost global trade must put protection of workers' rights high on their agenda and pay attention to popular resistance to globalisation, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) insisted Thursday.

A Summary of Key Issues before WTO Ministers

Agence France Presse | November 8, 2001 DOHA - Ministers from the 142-member World Trade Organization begin a five-day meeting in the Qatari capital Friday, aiming to draft an agenda for a new round of multilateral talks on lowering global trade barriers. Here is a summary of the some of the principal issues before the conference.

WTO Chief Warns against Failure in Doha

Agence France Presse | November 7, 2001 | BYLINE: DAVID WILLIAMS DOHA - Negotiators from 142 countries risk sending a dangerous signal of division if they fail yet again to launch a global trade round, World Trade Organization head Mike Moore warned in a statement obtained here Wednesday.

Security Beefed Up in Doha for WTO Ministerial Meeting

XINHUA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE | November 7, 2001 DOHA - Armed police in camouflage are deployed in main intersections and some streets are closed off here Wednesday, two days before the opening of the fourth World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting in the Qatari Capital.

Activists Urge WTO to Give Poor AIDS Victims Access to Cheap Drugs

Agence France Presse | November 7, 2001 BANGKOK - A high-profile activist alliance Wednesday urged ministers at this week's WTO talks in Doha to rewrite trade rules that bar millions of poverty-stricken AIDS sufferers from access to modern drugs.