Seattle WTO Ministerial Conference 1999
The Third WTO Ministerial Conference was held in Seattle, Washington, US between 30 November and 3 December 1999. ICTSD covered the event with daily updates available in English, French and Spanish.
The Daily update is a daily news service covering trade and sustainable development on the occasion of the Third World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Seattle. The 2-page publication focuses on news, activities and negotiations around the Ministerial from 30 November to 3 December 1999 as they relate to sustainable development issue-areas.
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November 1999
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, Francais
, Espanol
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December 1999
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December 1999
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Francais,
Espanol
3
December 1999
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Francais,
Espanol
Final
Update on Suspended Talks (3 Dec 1999)
English,
Francais,
Espanol
BRIDGES
Weekly Trade News
Digest Coverage of the Ministerial
The 24 November 99 issue of the Weekly
Trade News Digest carried articles on sustainable development aspects
of the Ministerial Meeting.
BRIDGES Monthly:
Special Seattle Ministerial issues
The Special Seattle ministerial Issue (October-November 1999) of the
English-language Monthly publication "BRIDGES"carry
information and comments on the WTO Ministerial.
BRIDGES Monthly hacovered the preparation process and the follow-up of the Seattle Ministerial starting just after the end of the Geneva Ministerial.
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January-February 2000 - Vol. 4 No. 1 -Confidence-building: A Cure for Post-Seattle Blues? and Seattle and Sustainable Development
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MINISTERIAL ISSUE Oct-Nov
1999 - Vol. 3, No. 8
-SPECIAL
ISSUE ON WTO SEATTLE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
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May 1999 - Vol. 3 No. 4 - Seattle Ministerial Update and NGO Arrangements for the Seattle Ministerial
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January-February 1999- Vol. 3 No. 1- Labour and Environment Make a Controversial Appearance as First Phase of WTO Ministerial Preparations Concludes
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November-December 1998 -Vol. 2 No. 8 - Preparing for Negotiations on the Built-In Agenda: Non-Trade Concerns Loom Large for Agriculture Talks
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October 1998- Vol. 2 No. 7- Implementation of Existing WTO Agreements: Developing Countries Focus on Special Treatment Provisions
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September 1998- Vol. 2 No. 6 - WTO General Council Hears Country Positions on Post-2000 Negotiations
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July-August 1998 - Vol. 2 No. 5- WTO Discussions Narrow in on Transparency and Civil Society Relations
DOCUMENTS
WTO Draft Seattle Ministerial Declaration -Third draft-
Official "outcome" of the conference, which failed to agree
on a final draft. Released 19 Oct 1999. (PDF)
G-15
Ministerial Communique On WTO Ministerial,
17-18 Aug 1999. (PDF)
