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It offers research outputs on issues of international trade in the form of working papers, briefs, and reports.
NGO sites
Centre for Trade and Development (Centad)
Independent, not-for-profit organisation that carries out policy research and advocacy on issues around trade and development, with a focus on South Asia.
Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS)
CUTS' work is divided into four operational areas: consumer protection; trade and development; sustainable production and consumption; and rural consumers and women empowerment. India.
Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF)
Independent not-for-profit non-governmental research institute for capacity building in economic and social policy analysis. The main objective of ESRF is to build and strengthen human and institutional capabilities in economic and social policy analysis and decision-making and to enhance the understanding of policy options within the Government, public sector, donor community and in the growing national non-governmental sector mainly, but not only in Tanzania.
Focus on the Global South
Focus aims to consciously and consistently articulate, link and develop greater coherence between local community-based and national, regional and global paradigms of change. Thailand.
Hong Kong People's Alliance on WTO - HKPA
The HKPA is a network of grass-root organizations which include trade unions, community labour groups and organisations that represent migrant workers, students, women, church, human rights, research organisations and regional organisations that are based locally in Hong Kong.
India Resource Center
India Resource Center works to support anti-corporate globalization movements in India. They provide information on transnational corporations to Indian movements. They also educate and mobilize key constituencies in the US and other countries to take action in support of campaigns in India.
International Development Economic Associates (IDEAs)
International network of progressive economists engaged in the teaching, research and utilization of development economics.
International Labour Resource and Information Group (ILRIG)
ILRIG aims to participate in building the capacity of South African trade unions and other community-based organizations to respond to the challenges of globalization.
International South Group Network (ISGN)
Network of community-based organizations, people's movement and academic organizations in the South with 5 regional centers located in South Africa, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Nicaragua and the Philippines. ISGN works promoting human rights and raising and analyzing matters that relate to North-South relations such as trade, debt and development.
Our World Is Not For Sale
Official site of the campaign to stop corporate globalization. Among the supporting organizations are Via Campesina, Third World Network, IBON Foundation, Friends of the Earth Europe, Food First, and Asia Pacific Research Network.
Pacific Network on Globalisation - PANG
PANG is a campaign network of concerned individuals and organisations responding to economic justice issues and the impact of globalisation and free trade on Pacific communities.
South-North Development Monitor (SUNS)
SUNS provides in-depth information and analysis on international development issues with particular focus on North-South and South-South negotiations.
Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum - SADC
The SADC Parliamentary Forum is a regional organisation that brings together 12 parliaments of the southern Africa region: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. They work on economic cooperation and development integration.
Third World Network (TWN)
International network of organizations and individuals involved in issues relating to development, the Third World and North-South issues.
Via Campesina
Via Campesina is an international movement which coordinates peasant organizations of small and middle-scale producers, agricultural workers, rural women, and indigenous communities from Asia, Africa, America, and Europe.
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Selected news
Trade and Regional Integration - Fri Aug 01 2008
Developing countries' call to reassess Doha priorities after talks fail
In particular, they said that one major failure was that development issues, concerns and perspectives were not taken into account at the various meetings.
Source: Third World Network

Trade and Regional Integration - Wed Jul 30 2008
Collapse of WTO Doha negotiations
The collapse of the Doha Round of global trade talks in Geneva marks a victory for small farmers and workers in developing countries whose governments stood up to the pressure and arm twisting tactics of the U.S. and the EU over the last week.
Source: Oakland Institute

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New Partnership for African Development - NEPAD -
Representatives of African civil society and social movements meeting in Nairobi, Kenya for the Pan-African Preparatory meeting to the IV International Forum on Democracy and Cooperation from 15 to 16 May 2008 examined gaps in international democracy and cooperation with an aim to develop innovative concepts and models that will lead to a Southern driven paradigm shift in global development.
Fuente: Accord International

Gender in economics IIRSA: infrastructure for the FTAA? GATS - trade in services FTAA: a new colonialism?
WTO trade agreements and ICTs UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity Free Trade Agreements - FTAs Agriculture and food sovereignty
New Partnership for African Development - NEPAD Software: Patents and copyrights World Trade Organization - WTO Patents and medicines

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