As during the past three WTO Ministerial Conferences in Singapore, Geneva and Seattle, ICTSD has provided its audiences with tools for a better understanding of the issues at the crossroad between trade and sustainable development in the lead-up, duration, and aftermath of the WTO Ministerial. To this end, ICTSD has set the following services:

BRIDGES Daily Coverage

Concerning the daily coverage of the Conference, printed and electronic BRIDGES daily updates has been delivered in English, Spanish, French and German. The updates have been distributed both on-site to governmental and NGO delegates, and electronically through the BRIDGES Weekly mailing lists. The briefings have also been posted on the ICTSD, Futuro Latinoamericano and GermanWatch websites as soon as they were available. Printed collections will later be distributed to libraries and research centres around the world.

BRIDGES Monthly Review

The current (October) Special Pre-Doha Ministerial Issue of BRIDGES Monthly has been posted on the ICTSD website. The Post-Doha November edition also provides an in-depth analysis of the outcomes at the Ministerial Conference.

Dialogues

ICTSD also convenied dialogues/roundtables on trade and environment (as part of its Southern Agenda project) and on intellectual property rights (IPRs) and development.

Research Documentation and Support Services

Previous issues of BRIDGES Monthly and Weekly and other ICTSD printed material (IPRS and development; transparency and public participation series; all available at: http://www.ictsd.org/pubs/index.htm) were distributed on-site

Conference Preparation Coverage

Reported in BRIDGES Weekly Trade News Digest and in BRIDGES Monthly (PDF).

Ministerial Website Section

Including important documents from the WTO Secretariat and WTO Members as well as position papers of other groups. Moreover, the website has collected useful information regarding practical and logistical matters in the lead-up to Doha. A page of links to relevant actors, including trade officials, Intergovernamental Organisations (IGOs), and NGOs actively following the preparation of the Ministerial is also available.