Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
World Trade Organization and Pandemic response: Time is up
At the 12th Ministerial Conference of the WTO taking place from 12-16 June, trade delegates are likely to pass a meaningless Covid-19 decision in an attempt to safeguard the organization’s face after months of botched negotiations for a suspension of harmful trade rules on intellectual property
Twist in TRIPS waiver negotiations raises eyebrows
A small group of WTO members has been discussing a watered-down version of the TRIPS waiver, which would leave most of the Global South’s production capacities unused
“Big Pharma should not be the one calling the shots during the pandemic”
Fatima Hassan from Health Justice International talks about the TRIPS waiver proposal, vaccine apartheid, and the WTO’s role in pandemic response and recovery
- Rights groups denounce Israel’s entry into US visa waiver program
- Youth groups intensify campaign for release of Italian-Palestinian activist Khaled El Qaisi
- US refuses to acknowledge systemic use of torture by its armed forces in Iraq
- Saudi Arabia says establishment of Palestinian state prerequisite for normalization with Israel
- 49th Odigits Festival in Greece reinforces working-class solidarity
