LA FIN D’UNE ILLUSION: LA RÉFORME DE L’OMC, LA SOCIÉTÉ CIVILE MONDIALE ET LA ROUTE VERS HONG KONG Par Focus on the Global South* Traducion par Gilbert Sanseau, Bertrand Declercq, Florence...
Read MoreAu cœur de MATRIX : le système philippin des cartes d’identité par Herbert Docena* Translators : Bénédicte Coste and Jean-Pierre Renard Le projet Matrix (“multi-state anti-terrorist...
Read MoreDear Friends, We would like to invite you to an Asia strategy meeting of peoples’ movements, mass organizations, networks, NGOs and activists to build a collective strategy to counter the ongoing negotiations in the World...
Read MoreWe, representatives from peoples' movements, national and international non-governmental organizations, students' and workers' unions, and solidarity groups gathered in Istanbul on the occasion of the Asian...
Read MoreMay 6th 2005May 25-26 will see Iraqi trade unionists and civil society activists gather at the Oil Institute of Basra for a two-day conference aimed at fighting the privatisation of Iraqi oil.The organisers of the conference,...
Read More(This composite article is based on talks by Focus Executive Director Walden Bello and interviews with him appearing in the Italian dailies Liberazione , Il Manifesto, and other newspapers during a recent anti-war speaking tour...
Read MoreNGOs Launch Alternative Events against the Asian Development Bank at the 38 th Annual Governors’ Meeting 03 May 2005 – Istanbul . Barely twenty four hours before the governors of the Asian Development Bank...
Read MoreBen Moxham * Traduction : Cécile Conduché, Coorditrad Samedi 12 février : Lundi dernier, le 7 février, le journal timorais Suara Timor Loro Sa’e a annoncé que 53 personnes au...
Read MoreBy Sajin Prachason* THE third round of Thailand-US free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations ended on 8 April with great disappointment for civil society activists because people’s demand and concerns were cast aside. After...
Read MoreBy Walden Bello* A RECENT request for information on the record of Paul Wolfowitz, the incoming president of the World Bank, in the Philippines brought back memories of the last days of the Marcos regime in 1985-86 and the...
Read MoreBy Walden Bello & Shalmali Guttal * WITH all the hullabaloo generated by the designation of Paul Wolfowitz as his successor, outgoing World Bank President James Wolfensohn’s record in leading the Bank has so far...
Read MoreBy Walden Bello* A RECENT request for information on the record of Paul Wolfowitz, the incoming president of the World Bank, in the Philippines brought back memories of the last days of the Marcos regime in 1985-86 and...
Read MoreOn 21-22 April, the World Bank plans to host a Global Policy Forum in Washington , D.C. , focusing on the "poverty reduction strategy" (PRS) process and World Bank-civil society relations. James Wolfensohn,...
Read MoreWASHINGTON , D.C. – Activist organizations that monitor the activities of the international financial institutions today released a statement signed by over 60 civil society groups from 25 countries denouncing a...
Read MoreTHAILAND-US FREE TRADE AGREEMENT: "WHATEVER WE HAVE TO SACRIFICE MUST BE SACRIFICED, IF THAT HELPS GET A BETTER DEAL."By Sajin Prachason*THE third round of Thailand-US free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations ended on 8...
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