A comprehensive global view of the failed WTO talks from local sources.

Backgrounders World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda(DDA) Wikipedia on "WTO" Infoserve at Hong Kong About WTO Dossier The Infoserve WTO Dossier aims to provide a comprehensive global view of the failed WTO Trade talks. This newsblog is currently being published from Germany. NGO Statements "Need for root-and-branch reform of the WTO"- ActionAid "EU must change its mindset at WTO"- Oxfam "The WTO trade model has no future"- Public Citizen "The best outcome for world’s poor"- Focus on the Global South "An opportunity to inject fresh thinking"- IATP Intellectual Property Rights Globalization About Me I am presently based at Munich, Germany. My past assignments include consulting for Sarai,New Delhi; MSF-Access to Essential Medicines Campaign, Paris; and assignments with South Centre,Geneva; Gene Campaign, New Delhi, and, Confederation of Indian Industry(CII), New Delhi. I have degrees in Intellectual Property Rights (NISCAIR, India) and Life Sciences(Calicut University, India).

"World trade does not grind to a halt when Geneva-based negotiations run aground. Neither does the messy business of trade negotiation–with all of its potential environmental, social, and consumer ramifications–go on hiatus. National teams may switch playing fields, moving from a single multilateral stadium to myriad bilateral arenas, but the games will go on."

Government Statements 1. United States 1a. Susan Schwab, United States 2. European Union 3. India 4. Australia Official Documents EU:The US and a Doha deal-Factsheet EU:Doha Developmental Agenda(DDA)-Chronology US:DDA Factsheet-July 24, 2006 Archives :: WTO Dossier :: Biodiversity Millenium Development Goals Trade Policy HIV/AIDS Masthead Site Feed Infoserve