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  • Published on Jan 19, 2021

    Backers of IP waiver for COVID-19 drugs make fresh push at WTO

    GENEVA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - South Africa and India argued in favour of a waiver of intellectual property rights on COVID-19 drugs and vaccines at a closed-door meeting of the World Trade Organization on Tuesday but opponents showed little sign of budging, …

    Source: Reuters - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 20, 2020

    WTO rulebook must evolve to support food security and rural livelihoods in developing countries, especially in light of ...

    Illustration by C R Sasikumar.There is widespread consensus that the World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules should be updated so they better support food security, rural livelihoods and improved functioning of markets for food and agriculture. But while an …

    Source: The Indian Express - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 16, 2020

    WTO negotiators flunk deadline to end harmful fisheries subsidies by 2020

    World Trade Organization member states missed a deadline to agree to curb harmful fisheries subsidies, part of the U.N.’s sustainable development goals. Exemptions for developing and least-developed countries, and rules concerning disputed waters are two …

    Source: South Africa Today - Right-wing
  • Published on Dec 15, 2020

    WTO fails to net deal to halt over fishing

    World leaders committed in 2015 to a series of UN targets and one of them mandates the WTO to strike a deal on ending government subsidies worth billions of dollars that contribute to over-fishing by 2020. – AFP GENEVA: The World Trade Organization on …

    Source: Kuwait Times - Gov't Propaganda
  • Published on Dec 15, 2020

    WTO fails to agree rules on over-fishing; billions of dollars spent subsidizing fishing fleets

    Tuesday, December 15th 2020 - 09:08 UTC The failure is a significant blow to the world’s fish stocks, which environmentalists say could be replenished by a deal World Trade Organization negotiators have failed to reach a deal by a year-end deadline to cut …

    Source: MercoPress - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 14, 2020

    Talks at the WTO to save the world’s fish fail to reach agreement

    A missed deadline is terrible news for the oceans Dec 14th 2020 “A DEBT THAT we owe to the global community” is how Santiago Wills, Colombia’s ambassador to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva, described the talks he has been chairing on ending …

    Source: The Economist - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 14, 2020

    WTO fails to net deal to halt over-fishing before deadline

    WTO’s inability to conclude the negotiations by year-end thus marks a clear setback not only for the global trade body, but for the overall UN system which will miss that target.. — Reuters pic GENEVA, Dec 14 — The World Trade Organisation has failed to …

    Source: Malay Mail - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 14, 2020

    WTO fails to agree rules to stop over-fishing, but will try again

    GENEVA (Reuters) - World Trade Organization negotiators have failed to reach a deal by a year-end deadline to cut the subsidies that have helped decimate the world’s fish stocks, but will try again next year, the chairman of the talks said on Monday. FILE …

    Source: Reuters - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 14, 2020

    WTO fails to agree rules to cut overfishing by year-end deadline

    (Adds context, details and reaction) GENEVA, Dec 14 (Reuters) - World Trade Organization negotiators have failed to reach a deal by a year-end deadline to cut subsidies that lead to overfishing, the chairman of the talks told delegates at a closed-door …

    Source: Reuters - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 14, 2020

    WTO fails to agree rules to stop overfishing by year's end deadline

    By Reuters Staff GENEVA, Dec 14 (Reuters) - World Trade Organization negotiators failed to reach a deal to cut subsidies that lead to overfishing by a year-end deadline, the chairman of the talks told delegates at a closed-door meeting on Monday, citing …

    Source: Reuters - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 10, 2020

    WTO takes in 900,000-strong petition on Covid patents

    Home | News | General | WTO takes in 900,000-strong petition on Covid patents The World Trade Organization said Wednesday it had received a 900,000-signatory petition calling for patents to be lifted on Covid-19 vaccines and treatments. The virtual …

    Source: Online Nigeria - Uncategorized
  • Published on Dec 3, 2020

    India submits new proposal limiting role of WTO dispute panel in fisheries management

    India has submitted a new proposal at the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) on-going negotiations on prohibiting harmful fisheries subsidies suggesting that the role of the dispute settlement panel in the matters of fisheries management of coastal states …

    Source: The Hindu Business Line - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 2, 2020

    Delegates gloomy as final fish talks open at WTO

    A final round of negotiations at the World Trade Organization on cutting fisheries subsidies opened on Tuesday with some delegates seeing little hope for a deal by a 2020 deadline despite intensifying negotiations. A delegate arrives before a meeting at …

    Source: The Standard - Uncategorized
  • Published on Nov 28, 2020

    WTO negotiations on curbing fisheries subsidies face deadlock

    The on-going negotiation to curb harmful fisheries subsidies at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is facing a deadlock due to deeply fixed positions of members over special and differential treatment (S&DT) concessions for developing countries. While …

    Source: The Hindu Business Line - Neutral
  • Published on Nov 25, 2020

    Okonjo-Iweala’s rival to withdraw from WTO DG race – Report

    South Korea appears to have decided to withdraw its Minister of Trade, Ms. Yoo Myung-hee, from the race for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) director-general, paving the way for Nigeria’s candidate, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to be confirmed as the head of …

    Source: The Citizen (Nigeria) - Uncategorized
  • Published on Nov 19, 2020

    World: MSF calls on all governments to support landmark move at WTO to suspend monopolies during COVID-19

    Proposal is already backed by 99 countries Geneva, 19 November 2020 - Ahead of World Trade Organization (WTO) talks to consider a landmark request to waive certain intellectual property (IP) during the COVID-19 pandemic— put forward by India and South …

    Source: ReliefWeb - Neutral
  • Published on Nov 23, 2020

    WTO aiming to net fishing deal

    GENEVA: Negotiations on banning billions of dollars in fisheries subsidies are coming to the crunch at the beleaguered World Trade Organization, with the deadline to net a deal fast approaching. Disagreements persist, especially over what the outcome might …

    Source: Bangkok Post - Neutral
  • Published on Nov 13, 2020

    Why the WTO Has Been Caught in Trade-War Crossfire

    The WTO, based in Geneva, provides a forum to negotiate deals, settle disputes and monitor trade practices. It started life in 1995, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, which was developed after World War II. While the GATT regulated …

    Source: The Washington Post - Neutral
  • Published on Nov 9, 2020

    Address concerns over selection of WTO chief

    Nigeria’s Ngozi Okojo-Iweala advanced to the final round of consultations. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General selection process has raised questions. The European Renewable Energies Federation is an organisation representing all branches …

    Source: The Standard - Uncategorized
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