#85, The G|O Briefing, February 10, 2022
ILO experts issue strong criticism of Beijing’s actions in Xinjiang province - WTO Secretariat shaken by reform plan
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A shaken WTO secretariat
Change is coming to the WTO’s Secretariat, but not without creating some waves within the organization. It was to be expected, WTO watchers tell The Geneva Observer, since the Secretariat has not been the subject of much organizational attention under the two previous D-Gs, Pascal Lamy and Roberto Azevedo.
#83, The G|O Briefing, January 27, 2022
Sanctions on Putin could cripple International Geneva - A new European push to move forward on a IP waiver for Covid-19 vaccines - The ECOSOC decoded!
With a WTO deadlocked over the TRIPS waiver issue, France and the EU make a renewed effort to break the stalemate
France and the EU are actively engaged in a push to break the impasse over the stalled WTO TRIPS waiver negotiations. They hope the upcoming EU-Africa Summit, scheduled to take place in Brussels on February 17 and 18, will bring new momentum to the discussions. Diplomatic sources tell The Geneva
#81, The G|O Briefing, January 13, 2022
How news coverage influences countries’ emergency aid budgets - Geneva diplomats' take-aways on Ukraine meeting - Like forecasts? We have 73 for you!
On the shores of Lake Geneva, the battle to revitalize the WTO continues
In September 1999, on his very first day on the job, Mike Moore, the newly elected D-G of the World Trade Organization (WTO) made a pitch before the assembled Geneva press corps: “Every member of the WTO, and outside, wants China to sit at the table as she should. China
Washington and Brussels to put on hold their commercial disagreement on steel and aluminum
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All roads lead to Rome—and often too, to Geneva.
The coordinated and sustained effort by the US, the EU, Japan and a few “like-minded countries” to find a common answer to China (which we reported on in
Could Joe Biden first name be Donald?
There is a growing consensus that Biden’s foreign policy will in fact be more continuity than a rupture with Trump’s.
#64 The G|O Briefing, July 29, 2021
Could 'systemic racism' be hurting the human rights cause? Plus, climate change: the IPCC hard at work–and a pandemic is not enough to keep WTO open..
In a U-turn, the Biden administration backs waiving patents on COVID-19 patents
The Biden administration backs waiving WTO intellectual property protections for COVID-19 Vaccines. The surprise move by the White House lauded by advocacy groups is expected to break a six months stalemate in the talks on the initiative led by India and South Africa.
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