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Press release: Sustainable development needs fundamental governance changes Expanding the FAO Seed Treaty: Concerns for Developing Countries, Indigenous Peoples and Farmers News Updates Climate Change Conference Bonn, Germany 17–27 June 2019

TWN Briefing Paper No. 99: Ebola: Company avoids benefit-sharing obligation by using sequences by Edward Hammond English / French A Dysfunctional Plant Variety Protection System: Ten Years of UPOV Implementation in Francophone Africa English / French Save Our Cures: Antibiotic Resistance Now the Gravest Health Treat English / BM Biological Drugs: Challenges to Access (PDF) by Amit Sengupta English / Spanish

 

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Click cover for previous issues	Issue No.337/338 (Jan/Feb 2019) COVER: Containing Chavismo, Overthrowing Maduro: The US War Against Venezuela Articles include: Emissions inequality: there is a gulf between global rich and poor Why is the US government allowing its own drug research to be monopolised for profit? Universal healthcare in Africa is a necessity for genuine development Click here for more

THIRD WORLD ECONOMICS:

Click cover for previous issues	Issue No. 683 (16-28 Feb 2019) Big Tech's foray into finance carries promise and risk - BIS Articles include: Opportunities and risks from Big Tech's entry into finance South faces defining moment on "development-friendly" WTO reforms South countries establish "common platform" on WTO reform Click here for more

TWN Info Service on Climate Change:

• Discussion Paper on 'Climate Summit for Enhanced Action: A Financial Perspective from India
  (18 Sept 19)
• New IPCC land report - Contentious issues raised and resolved
  by Indrajit Bose (21 Aug 19)
• New IPCC report on climate change and land adopted by governments
  by Indrajit Bose (13 Aug 19)
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TWN Info Service on WTO and Trade Issues:

• China to host informal ministerial in November
  by D. Ravi Kanth (19 Sept 19)
• China initiates dispute over US tariffs on $300 billion of goods
  by Kanaga Raja (19 Sept 19)
• Mere exchange of ideas in fisheries talks in absence of a chair
  by D. Ravi Kanth (18 Sept 19)
• US and China choreograph tariff moves ahead of trade talks
  by D. Ravi Kanth (18 Sept 19)
• US claims "conceptual" accord reached in trade war with China
  by D. Ravi Kanth (18 Sept 19)
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TWN Info Service on Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge:

• Crucial biodiversity talks begin for post-2020 actions
  by Lim Li Lin (18 Sept 19)
• Decade of action needed to protect indigenous languages
  by Kanaga Raja (14 Aug 19)
• Press release: Sustainable development needs fundamental governance changes
  (09 Jul 19)
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TWN Info Service on Intellectual Property Issues:

• IPHU Course Announcement: The Struggle for Health and Access to Affordable Medicines - Cape Town (November, 2019)
  (01 Aug 19)
• Access to medicines fundamental to enjoyment of health
  by Kanaga Raja (16 Jul 19)
• Press release: Sustainable development needs fundamental governance changes
  (09 Jul 19)
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TWN Info Service on Finance and Development:

• Vulture funds gain at expense of human rights
  by Kanaga Raja (17 Jul 19)
• Press release: Sustainable development needs fundamental governance changes
  (09 Jul 19)
• UN: From Development to Differentiation: Just how much has the world changed?
  (05 Jul 19)
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TWN Info Service on Health Issues:

• IPHU Course Announcement: The Struggle for Health and Access to Affordable Medicines - Cape Town (November, 2019)
  (01 Aug 19)
• Access to medicines fundamental to enjoyment of health
  by Kanaga Raja (16 Jul 19)
• Press release: Sustainable development needs fundamental governance changes
  (09 Jul 19)
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• Click here for more Health documents

TWN Info Service on Sustainable Agriculture:

• Agroecology a Critical Element in the Transformation of Food Systems
  (11 Sept 19)
• Food Sovereignty is Africa's Only Solution to the Food and Climate Crises
  by GRAIN (04 Sept 19)
• New FAO Report Highlights Agroecological Innovations for Sustainable Food Systems
  Item 1: HLPE REPORT ON AGROECOLOGICAL AND OTHER INNOVATIVE APPROACHES FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS THAT ENHANCE FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION
  Item 2: NEW UN REPORT ON AGROECOLOGY FOR CLIMATE, FOOD SECURITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS by Shiney Varghese
  Item 3: AGROECOLOGY AS INNOVATION by Timothy A. Wise
  (27 Aug 19)
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TWN Info Service on Free Trade Agreements:

• Press release: Sustainable development needs fundamental governance changes
  (09 Jul 19)
• New APBREBES Publication: A Dysfunctional Plant Variety Protection System: Ten Years of UPOV Implementation in Francophone Africa
  by Mohamed Coulibaly, Robert Ali Brac de la Perrière, with contributions from Sangeeta Shashikant (29 Apr 19)
• Investment Protection Proposals Under RCEP Threaten India's Pharma Industry
  by Prathibha Sivasubramanian (18 Mar 19)
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TWN Info Service on UN Sustainable Development:

• Civilians continue to bear brunt of conflict in Syria
  by Kanaga Raja (20 Sept 19)
• Palestinian economy at an all-time low, says UNCTAD
  by Kanaga Raja (18 Sept 19)
• US has more to lose if Trump pulls it out of WTO
  by Chakravarthi Raghavan (16 Aug 19)
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Last updated on 20 September 2019