WTO - The Road to Hong Kong

Information about the coming Ministerial meeting in Hong Kong - 13 - 19 Dec 2005

Links to draft Texts

Please find below links to draft texts on Agriculture and NAMA for inclusion in the Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration. The texts were produced on the 29th and 30th November respectively, and are an attempt to draft more specific language based on the reports from the Chairs of Agriculture and NAMA negotiations.

Civil Society's Open Letter to Secretary John Tsang, Chairman of the 6th WTO Ministerial:
http://www.tradeobservatory.org/library.cfm?refid=78060

Agriculture:
http://www.tradeobservatory.org/library.cfm?refid=77695

NAMA:
http://www.tradeobservatory.org/library.cfm?refid=77694

 

Pictures from Hong Kong

Who is Responsible for the Violence?
Bulletin # 9 from Hong Kong by Dr Jane Kelsey

Democracy à la WTO
Bulletin # 8 From Hong Kong by Dr Jane Kelsey 

Services Standoff Heightens Risk of Collapse
Bulletin #7 from Hong Kong by Dr Jane Kelsey

Declaration of Solidarity Lays Down the Gauntlet
Bulletin #6 from Hong Kong by Dr Jane Kelsey

Standoff on Services
Bulletin # 5 from Hong Kong by Dr Jane Kelsey

 Development Deceits
Bulletin #4 from Hong Kong by Dr Jane Kelsey

 Opening Skirmishes
Bulletin #3 from Dr Jane Kelsey in Hong Kong

 The Antidote to Fear Mongering
Bulletin #2 from Hong Kong

2nd report from Dr Jane Kelsey

Creating a Climate of Fear
Bulletin #1 from Hong Kong
on-the-spot report from Dr Jane Kelsey 

The Hong Kong Ministerial Text: a failure for development
By Carin Smaller with contributions from Shefali Sharma and Alexandra Strickner, TIP/IATP
(Includes links to several more draft texts)

 

WTO - The Road to Hong Kong
Three Strikes and You're Out

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