Media briefing: The WTO and Trade

Why have talks been suspended? What next for the WTO? What next for developing countries? What has CAFOD done up to this point and what will it do next?

• The current state of play
• Key individuals and the WTO
• Key groups and the WTO

A special CAFOD Hong Kong Report which analyses the delicate balancing act between the WTO, agriculture and the need to protect small-scale farmers

All the media releases from CAFOD throughout the WTO event

Brief profiles of the expert staff and partners who work on this issue. What do they know and why should you talk to them?

The global costs of unfair trade.
The real cost to real people.
The myth of ‘free’ trade.
Rich farmer vs Poor farmer

What CAFOD wants from the WTO

Ready to use quotations on a variety of aspects relating to trade, from CAFOD staff, partners and other authoritative sources

Read stories from Sri Lanka and the Philippines about why fairer trade rules are crucial to the future of ordinary rice farmers trying to work themselves out of poverty

CAFOD has repeatedly asked the UK government to press the Colombian authorities to publicly defend human rights. Please support this call to action and the work of our partners in Colombia by emailing your MP now.

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