Groups Call for Obama to Renegotiate NAFTA
Nearly 60 organizations and networks sent a letter to President-elect Obama urging him to follow through on his campaign pledge to renegotiate NAFTA.
New U.S. Trade Rep Must Fix Broken Policy
President-elect Barack Obama's choice for the next U.S. Trade Representative, former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, must fix a broken U.S. trade policy, which has caused enormous harm to farmers, workers, communities and the environment.
Speculation Contributed to Global Food Crisis
Excessive speculation in agriculture commodity markets has played a major role in the rise and fall of global food prices, finds a new IATP report.
Obama Called to Act on Food Crisis
A broad sector of groups, including IATP, are calling on the Obama administration to put hunger and the global food crisis on its list of top priorities.
Ideas for the Next Administration
IATP offers ideas for the Obama administration on how to rejoin the global community and build a fair food and farm system through our work with the Progressive Ideas Network and the Backbone Campaign.
NAFTA and Food Sovereignty
NAFTA has negatively effected farmers in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, writes IATP's Dennis Olson. A new fair trade model, based on food sovereignty, is urgently needed. This article appeared in the latest issue of Peace Review.
Global Crises Need a Rights-based Solution
In Social Watch 2008, civil society organizations from around the world call for a new approach to the global financial, food and energy crises based on human rights. IATP's Alexandra Spieldoch co-authored the U.S. chapter.
The Fruits of Deregulation
In the latest issue of the Global Food Safety Monitor, IATP's Steve Suppan reports on private standards at the WTO, Europe's GMO regulations, melamine and contamination in Mexico and Canada.
New Vision for Trade in the U.S.
Over 50 members of Congress have endorsed a new vision for trade that includes a review of existing agreements, INCLUDING NAFTA, and principles to guide future trade deals, including support for family farmers in all countries.
Treaty Database
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090116160951im_/http://www.tradeobservatory.org/img/0504treatydatabase.gif)
Afte eight years of US negelect of international agreements, it is time re-assert our commitment to global cooperation. To see where the world left off, here is the IATP Treaty Database.
|
![global food crisis](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090116160951im_/http://www.iatp.org/res/food_crisis_plate.gif) |
Will the World Be Able to Feed Itself in 2050?
IATP's Sophia Murphy recently gave a talk as part of the One Just World series on why trade is not the solution to food security. Read her blog entry about the forum and the full version of her talk.
NGOs Call for Real Solutions to the Global Food Crisis
Over 230 NGOs, including IATP, outlined five ways to address the global food crisis in a letter to ministers attending the FAO meeting in Rome on food security.
The Food Crisis and Global Institutions
The food crisis should move us toward a new era of global cooperation, one that is democratic and accountable to people and the planet, writes IATP's Alexandra Spieldoch for Foreign Policy in Focus.
|
Food Aid Emergency
For people experiencing hunger, a long-term solution to the food crisis won't come quickly enough. The UN and donor countries can make emergency food assistance more effective, writes IATP's Sophia Murphy for Foreign Policy in Focus.
The WTO and the Food Crisis
In September, IATP convened a high level meeting at the WTO Public Forum to discuss the food crisis. Representatives from the IMF, UN, India's Ambassador to the WTO, the Asia Pacific Network for Food Sovereignty and the Canadian Dairy Farmers participated.
Sustainable Ag vs. Unregulated Markets
When the prices for agriculture commodities skyrocket, long-term issues of sustainability are lost. IATP's Mark Muller explains why green farming and market volatility don't mix.
|
![Geneva Update: Documenting the WTO](img/sec_genevaupdate.gif) |
Confronting the Global Food Challenge
IATP and civil society organizations will meet in Geneva, Switzerland on November 24-26, to explore the impact of trade and investment on the right to food and to develop new approaches that put human rights at the core.
Latest edition of Geneva Update
|
More WTO documents
|
|
![Recently at Trade Observatory](img/sec_recently.gif) |
A Row to Hoe
A study on the impact of trade liberalization on women throughout the world, focusing on the food system, agricultural markets and human rights.
|
Rejecting U.S. Food Aid
One of the world's largest charities, CARE, rejected millions of dollars in U.S. food aid because of the system's inefficiency and inability to address long-term causes of hunger. An IATP report looks at those problemsÃ???and offers solutions.
|
|
|