Trade and WTO

Blogs from the WTO meeting in Hong Kong

John Coventry, War on Want's Media Officer, blogs from Hong Kong's WTO Ministerial.

Be sure to come back every day to read the latest - updated as and when it happens.

18 December 2005 - Into the last day and the only exciting thing is the demonstrations (so far)....

17 December 2005 - As negotiations move into their final stages, things start to move quickly in Hong Kong ...

16 December 2005 - Setting the agenda

15 December 2005 - There's more going on than meets the eye...

14 December 2005 - It's not just about agriculture...

13 December 2005 - While Mandelson's more interested in business than the poor, Korean farmers protest in Hong Kong

12 December 2005 - From protest to negotiation - War on Want's first day at the WTO

11 December 2005 - an awesome demonstration in Hong Kong that leaves no doubt as to what poor countries are calling for from the up coming WTO Ministerial

Hong Kong briefing:
As the WTO finally abandons any last pretence of a 'development round', War on Want calls for the WTO negotiations to be suspended.

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