A request to WTO to extend waiver for pharmaceutical products

As civil society organizations concerned with ensuring prompt availability of affordable medicines in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) we call on World Trade Oorganization (WTO) Members to unconditionally accord the LDC Group an extension of the transition period with respect to…

WIDE+ Newsletter | May 2015, Issue # 2

*** NEWS FROM WIDE+ *** Days of Mobilization around EU-Latin America Summit, 8-11 June, 2015 http://wideplus.org/days-of-mobilization-around-eu-latin-america-summit-8-11-june-2 CSW 2015 celebrated Beijing+20 with record large participation but limited space for CSOs http://wideplus.org/csw-2015-celebrated-beijing20-with-record-large-participation-but-limited-space-for-csos/ WIDE+ joins EWL statement on latest disappointing UN Commission of the…

The role of TNCs and trade agreements in the recent disaster in Atacama, Chile

Recently, an active WIDE+ member, Patricia Muñoz, visited the Atacama region in Chile, a region devastated by abnormal rain floods and mud avalanches. There she spoke to women from two nodes of La Via Campesina movement: ANAMURI and RATMURI. ANAMURI…