OneWorld launches campaign website on trade
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For immediate release 3 October 2001 OneWorld launches campaign website on trade OneWorld, www.oneworld.net, the world's leading online network for human rights and sustainable development, has launched a campaign website on trade in the lead up to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Meeting in Doha, Qatar set for 9-13 November 2001. The Seattle 1999 Ministerial Meeting brought the WTO on to the global public stage. Now governments from all 140 member states are due to meet again to discuss new and existing rules which govern international trade. The OneWorld trade campaign site www.oneworld.net/campaigns/trade/ includes: - the latest updates from organisations like Third World Network, Oxfam,World Development Movement, Focus on the Global South, Christian Aid, Friends of the Earth and Corporate Watch. - stories on trade from alternative news agencies like Gemini News and Inter Press Service - suggested action and ways to become involved in changing world trade to work for the world's poor - background introductory guides to International Trade, GATS and Fair Trade - links to organisations and online resources on the movement for trade justice - a search engine to 1.5 million online documents on global issues Trade has become the key global issue for a growing number of NGOs, campaign organisations and citizens worldwide. Together they share a concern about the negative impact of international trade rules on the poorest people in the world, on the environment and on democracy. Calls for fundamental change of the unjust rules and institutions governing international trade continue to grow. Can trade be made to work for all? Visitors to www.oneworld.net/campaigns/trade/ can keep up with the news, actions, background information and possible solutions by reading what OneWorld partners have to say. OneWorld trade campaign coverage is a special collection of trade-related material published on the web by OneWorld partners in its network of over 1000 NGOs and other organisations working for sustainable development and human rights worldwide. - ends - For press information on OneWorld.net contact: Glen Tarman, Publicity Manager tel: +44 (0)20 7735 2100 email: media@oneworld.net |
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