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Press 2001
WSSD end of term report not satisfactory: Must do better
1. Corporate Accountability 5/10 Governments opened the door to the development of binding international rules to require multinationals to...
02 September, 2002U.S. and biotech corporations impose genetically modified organisms worldwide under WTO threats
Brussels/La Paz/Washington, December 17, 2001 - U.S. and Argentina use WTO threats to stop GMO bans in Bolivia, Sri...
17 December, 2001Another one bites the dust: OECD negotiations break down again
December 4, 2001 - Reaction in Geneva to the publication of the WTO's final draft declaration [1], to be...
04 December, 2001Wild maize contaminated with GMOs
November 28, 2001 - Halt this reckless experiment now says Friends of the Earth
28 November, 2001Leaked documents show OECD export credit group fails to meet environmental demands of its own ministers, G-8 leader
November 28, 2001 - Environment, labor and human rights groups today assailed the OECD Export Credit Group (ECG) for...
28 November, 2001Time to green The European Bank
November 23, 2001 - Today environmental and development groups meet in London with representatives of the European Investment Bank...
23 November, 2001New trade round shrinks – sustainable development still under threat by future WTO talks
November 14, 2001 - As governments walked away from trade liberalization talks in Doha, Qatar, Friends of the Earth...
14 November, 2001Draft declaration trades away the environment
November 13, 2001 - The leaked revised WTO ministerial declaration, drafted and circulated by the Chair of the Ministerial...
13 November, 2001Umbrella folds – sun creeps up on Marrakech climate deal
November 11, 2001 - Friends of the Earth gave a cautious welcome to the agreement adopted in Marrakech -...
11 November, 2001Doha must address sustainable development
November 11, 2001 - As Ministers from 142 World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries meet in Doha for the...
11 November, 2001