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Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT)
ARTNeT aims at increasing the amount of quality and relevant trade research in the region by harnessing the research capacity already available and developing additional capacity through regional team research projects, enhanced research dissemination mechanisms, increased interactions between policymakers and researchers, and specific capacity building activities catering to researchers and research institutions from least developed countries.
Citizens Trade Campaign - CTC
It is a national coalition of environmental, labor, consumer, family farm, religious, and other civil society groups founded in 1992 during the fight over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
CLACDS
Latin American Center for Competitiveness and Sustainable Development
Corporate Accountability
This website aims to facilitate the flow of information among NGOs and social movements who believe their governments, private sector and civil society need to make greater efforts to ensure the accountability of business and industry, especially Transnational Corporations, to society. It contains information about ongoing civil society campaigns on corporate accountability and about NGOs and trade unions who are active in this field.
Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU)
DPRU is part of the School of Economics at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
EPA Watch
EPA Watch's website is meant as an instrument to monitor the trade negotiations between the European Union and the ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific) countries, which will take place between 2002 and 2008 with the aim of establishing Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs).
EU-LDC Network
This website provides information, analysis, and views on trade, investment and aid between European Union, its member states (EU) and developing countries (LDC).
GATSwatch
GATSwatch is a joint project of Corporate Europe Observatory and Transnational Institute. One of the main objectives of the GATSwatch project is research and analysis of the role and agenda of corporate lobbies with regards to the WTO GATS 2000 negotiations.
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
IATP assists public interest organizations in effectively influencing both domestic and international policymaking through the following activities: monitoring, analysis and research; education and outreach; training and technical assistance; coalition building and international networking. IATP monitors the key events and topics related to agriculture, environment, community economic development and trade.
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
ICTSD facilitates interaction between policy-makers and those outside the system to help trade policy become more supportive of sustainable development. By helping parties increase capacity and become better informed about each other, ICTSD builds bridges between groups with seemingly disparate agendas. Switzerland.
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
The IISD works on international trade and investment, economic policy, climate change, measurement and indicators, and natural resource management to make development sustainable. By using Internet communications, IISD covers and reports on international negotiations and broker knowledge gained through collaborative projects with global partners. Canada.
Investment Watch
This website has been created as a focal point for groups (whether they be NGOs, trade unions, civil society groups etc.) working against the launch of investment negotiations in the WTO.
Just Trade
The Presbyterian Church has developed Just Trade as a web site geared to educate and mobilize Presbyterians and others to oppose unjust trade agreements and advocate for Fair Trade.
Radio Earth Summit
Radio Earth Summit is primarily focused on gathering stories from people who have been affected by the activities of multinational corporations. It's a project of Friends of the Earth International.
Trade Observatory - WTO Watch
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) opened WTO Watch in preparation for the WTO's Seattle Ministerial.
WTO Terminology Database
Available in English, French, and Spanish.
 
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NEWS
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"Widespread schizophrenia" in Doha Round
Fri Aug 06 2010 - Source: Third World Network
There is clearly a "widespread schizophrenia" among Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the issue of "ambition" in the context of the Doha Round of trade negotiations, outgoing Ambassador Ujal Singh Bhatia of India told a meeting of the General Council Thursday.
Towards an International Tribunal on Economic Crimes
During the last 6 years, social movements and organisations from Latin America and Europe, connected through the Europe-Latin America bi-regional network Enlazando Alternativas, have repeatedly exposed how voluntary codes of conduct, which form part of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) approach, have failed to tackle human rights and environmental abuses of Transnational Corporations (TNCs).
Africa-EU: Activists warn over EPAs deal
Thu Jun 10 2010 - Source: Bilaterals.org
Over 15 fair trade lobby organisations have warned the East African Community leaders against signing the Framework Economic Partnerships Agreements (EPAs) with the European Union.

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