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Some Great Podcasts from the WTO’s 2009 Public Forum
By Michael Cebon | November 12, 2009
At the end of September the WTO ran its annual public forum, this year entitled “Global Problems, Global Solutions: Towards Better Global Governance”. The forum happens each year, and is a chance for governments, NGOs, academics, business and students to come together to discuss and debate some of the major issues which arise out of the global trading system.
This year saw some fantastic sessions organised by a variety of international NGOS, all of which can be downloaded as MP3 audio files here.
To save you some time, I’ve picked out the ones I think are probably of most interest to readers of this blog:
- Climate-change policies and trade rules: Conflict or coherence? – Organised by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), and Friends of the Earth Europe (FOEE). Download the audio here.
- A new global contract for food and agriculture: What can the WTO contribute? – Organised by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP). Download the audio here.
- Human rights impact assessment (HRIA): A pertinent tool for informing and improving trade governance? – Organised by 3D for Trade — Human Rights — Equitable Economy. Download the audio here.
- - Organised by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD). Download the audio here.
- Multilateralism, our global crises and strategies for the future – Organised by the South Centre and the Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University. Download the audio here.
- How do agreements on trade in services have a role in the financial crisis and the measures to deal with the economic crisis? – Organised by the Third World Network (TWN) and Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO). Download the audio here.
- Fundamental human rights at work and the role of the WTO: operational routes – Organised by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). Download the audio here.
That should keep you listening for a few hours!
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