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Briefing paper

People Before Cows: Setting the Standards for Cancun

05/06/2003

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Languages: English

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In the light of poor progress in the Doha trade round and the recent failure of the G8 to break through the negotiation deadlock, the June 2003 Africa Trade Ministers’ meeting in Mauritius is a defining moment for the upcoming Fifth WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancun.

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Briefing paper

Targeting Small Arms

05/06/2003

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16 pages long

Languages: English

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One million people have been killed by small arms since the last UN conference on the issue in 2001. While the death toll rises, governments have failed to take concerted action to combat the problem. In pursuit of the ‘war on terror’, some arms producers now supply arms to allies with poor human rights records. […]

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Briefing note

EU Hypocrisy Unmasked: Why EU trade policy hurts development

05/05/2003

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8 pages long

Languages: English

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At the opening of the fourth ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Doha in November 2001, European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy pledged that ‘Europe has listened, Europe has moved, and Europe is willing to go the extra mile [to make this a development round]’. Such a promise was enough to convince […]

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Briefing paper

A Fresh Start For Iraq: The case for debt relief

01/05/2003

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28 pages long

Languages: English

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The reconstruction of Iraq is one of the most urgent challenges facing the international community. Over the past two decades the country has been devastated by successive wars and since 1990 sanctions. Ordinary Iraqis have suffered gross violations of human rights, along with one of the most dramatic deteriorations in living standards ever recorded. Now […]

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Evian G8: Time to declare a war on poverty in Africa

01/05/2003

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11 pages long

Languages: English

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Last year, leaders of the world’s richest countries used their G8 summit to unveil a plan of action to tackle poverty in Africa. While ambitious in its rhetoric, the plan produced little new aid or debt relief for Africa, and no reform of unfair terms of trade. As the same leaders prepare for this year’s […]

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Unwanted, Unproductive and Unbalanced: Six arguments against an investment agreement at the WTO

01/05/2003

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9 pages long

Languages: English

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This paper is a response from leading UK development organisations to some specific arguments put forward in support of a multilateral investment agreement (MIA) at the WTO. Rather than reiterate all the arguments against such an agreement, it challenges some particular claims put forward by proponents of an MIA. The paper demonstrates that – despite […]

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Briefing paper

Walk the Talk: A call to action to restore coffee farmers’ livelihoods

01/05/2003

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17 pages long

Languages: English

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There is a development crisis, with disastrous implications for producers, across coffee-growing regions. Most coffee farmers are losing money with every bag of coffee that they sell. Despite recent pronouncements by governments and coffee companies, virtually nothing has been done to resolve this worsening problem. The International Coffee Organisation/World Bank Roundtable is a major opportunity […]

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Briefing note

Iraq’s Reconstruction and the Role of The United Nations

01/04/2003

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4 pages long

Languages: English

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The war continues and many outcomes are possible. There is already a debate on the shape of Iraq.s reconstruction. This briefing note proposes principles of how the international community should assist the people of Iraq in establishing their own administration after the war. It does not seek to set out a precise model. Our proposals […]

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Briefing paper

The Emperor’s New Clothes: Why rich countries want a WTO investment agreement

01/04/2003

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43 pages long

Languages: English

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Despite an overcrowded agenda and the lack of progress on matters crucial to development, rich countries, especially members of the European Union, are pushing for the launch of investment negotiations at the ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation in Cancun in September 2003. When properly regulated, foreign investment can contribute to sustainable development. However, […]

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Briefing paper

Iraq: Humanitarian-Military relations

01/03/2003

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12 pages long

Languages: English, French

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Humanitarian aid is most effectively delivered by civilian humanitarian agencies under UN leadership. Military involvement can compromise the effective delivery of aid and lead to unintended consequences, potentially threatening the security of civilian aid workers.

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