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WTO Seeks Shot in the Arm with Covid Jab IP Idea

The WTO's search for a role in fighting the pandemic sharpened up on Monday as ministers seek a compromise to lift intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines. The World Trade Organization's first ministerial meeting since December 2017 is wrestling with the wording of a text that would temporarily waive patents…

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World Trade Organization seeks shot in the arm with Covid jab IP idea

The WTO's search for a role in fighting the pandemic sharpened up on Monday as ministers seek a compromise to lift intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines.

France 24

Australia promises Ukraine export support

Trade Minister Don Farrell has chaired a meeting of 19 agricultural export countries, agreeing to push the World Trade Organisation for reform to the sector.

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Jurin sets out support for WTO

Thailand has reaffirmed its support for the World Trade Organization (WTO) to accelerate its role in responding to Covid-19 and future pandemics, addressing the global food crisis and food security, and concluding a fisheries subsidy agreement.

Bangkok Post

WTO should allow food exports from public stock to help countries in need: Goyal

"For India, a response to the pandemic would not be complete without a TRIPS (Trade Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) waiver," the Union Mininster said.

The Hindu

The WTO, with its ‘market knows best’ ideology, has failed. It’s time to bury it

The WTO has encouraged agricultural monopolies and cheap labour, and created vulnerable supply chains, says Nick Dearden, director of Global Justice Now

The Guardian - UK

WTO seeks shot in the arm with Covid jab IP idea

Geneva (AFP) - The WTO's search for a role in fighting the pandemic sharpened up on Monday as ministers seek a compromise to lift intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines.

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WTO warns of 'rocky road' with food shortages, vaccines on agenda in Geneva

The World Trade Organization is gathering in Geneva for its first ministerial meeting in nearly five years to tackle food security threatened by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, overfishing and equitable access to Covid vaccines.

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Unfortunately, WTO could not respond with alacrity to control COVID-19 pandemic, says Piyush Goyal

“My country ramped up supplies of medical products to provide medical and health items globally. Unfortunately, the WTO (member countries) could not respond with alacrity”

The Hindu

WTO Chief Sees Rocky Road for Trade Deals at Global Meeting

World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala expressed cautious optimism on Sunday that more than 100 trade ministers meeting in Geneva would achieve one or two global deals this week, but warned the path there would be bumpy and rocky. The director-general from Nigeria said the world had changed since the…

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Cautious optimism at high-stakes WTO meet

Geneva (AFP) - The World Trade Organization chief voiced cautious optimism Sunday as global trade ministers gathered to tackle food security threatened by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, overfishing and equitable access to Covid vaccines.

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Farmers seek India’s exit from WTO; stage protest

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WTO chief sees 'bumpy' road as ministers work to reach deals

The head of the World Trade Organization is predicting a “bumpy and rocky" road as the international trade body opens its highest-level meeting in 4-1/2 years

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WTO chief says 'cautiously optimistic' ahead of high-stakes meet

Geneva (AFP) - The World Trade Organization chief voiced cautious optimism Sunday as global trade ministers gather to tackle food security threatened by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, overfishing and equitable access to Covid vaccines.

The Guardian - UK

The WTO faces a make or break week over vaccines

The ruling on whether or not to waive patent rules will this week show if the trade body is for the world or the west

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ministers Gather for High-stakes WTO Meet

The World Trade Organization gathers ministers in Geneva Sunday to tackle pressing issues including global food security threatened by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, overfishing and equitable access to Covid vaccines. With its first ministerial meeting in years, WTO faces pressure to finally eke out long-sought trade deals and show unity…

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Ministers gather for high-stakes WTO meet

Geneva (AFP) - The World Trade Organization gathers ministers in Geneva Sunday to tackle pressing issues including global food security threatened by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, overfishing and equitable access to Covid vaccines.

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Protesters march in Geneva against WTO role in agriculture

Geneva (AFP) - Around 500 people marched in Geneva Saturday slamming free trade's role in a global food security crisis, as the WTO prepared to host global trade ministers in the city.

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WTO negotiators finalise key texts on fishing, COVID jabs

Geneva (AFP) - Long-sought WTO agreements on fisheries subsidies and a Covid vaccine patent waiver moved a step closer to completion Saturday after negotiators finalised texts for ministerial review, but significant obstacles remained in hammering out a final deal.

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Egypt Calls for Increasing Response to Food Security Challenges in Developing Countries

Egypt has called for boosting the response to the food security challenges in developing countries. The Foreign Ministry said Egypt submitted a draft resolution to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on enhancing the organization's response to food security challenges in developing, net food-importing countries, and least developed countries. The draft…

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WTO Looks to Reach Trade Deals

The World Trade Organization is facing one of its most dire moments, the culmination of years of slide toward oblivion and ineffectiveness.

The Independent UK

WTO looks to reach trade deals with its fate on the line

Government ministers from World Trade Organization member countries are gathering for four days to tackle key issues like overfishing of the seas, COVID-19 vaccines for the developing world and food security

The Hindu

Explained | The Indian patent regime and its clash with the U.S. norms

The U.S. Trade Representative highlighted IP challenges in India in its annual Special 301 report released last month

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