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THIRD WORLD RESURGENCE:

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	Issue No. 255/256 (Nov/Dec 2011) COVER STORY: Durban ushers in new UN climate talks without an equitable framework The latest UN negotiations on climate change in Durban have further undermined the prospects of realising a truly equitable and just international treaty to tackle global warming. By Martin Khor

TWN Info Service on Climate Change:

• South Centre Bulletin on Durban (23 Dec 11)
• China opposes EU unilateral aviation tax (23 Dec 11)
• "REDD-plus" decision further shapes actions on forests by Chee Yoke Ling (22 Dec 11)
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TWN Info Service on WTO and Trade Issues:

• Lamy, UN rights expert in row over food security by Kanaga Raja (22 Dec 11)
• Chairman's Concluding Statement at MC8 by Kanaga Raja (22 Dec 11)
• MC8 closes after adopting several decisions by Kanaga Raja (22 Dec 11)
• MC8 gets underway by Kanaga Raja (22 Dec 11)
• North-South divide across issues, India defends policy space by Ranja Sengupta (21 Dec 11)
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TWN Info Service on Intellectual Property Issues:

• WHO Reform debate to continue, February fixed for member-driven priority setting by K. M. Gopakumar & Sangeeta Shashikant (26 Jan 12)
• WHO: New compromised medicines mechanism agreed, some concerns remain by Heba Wanis (26 Jan 12)
• Work on non-communicable diseases moves forward by K. M. Gopakumar (26 Jan 12)
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TWN Info Service on Finance and Development:

• Global FDI flows rose by 17% last year by Kanaga Raja (31 Jan 11)
• Expansionary polices needed to avoid a new recession by Kanaga Raja (25 Jan 11)
• Capital controls an important macroeconomic policy tool by Kanaga Raja (25 Jan 11)
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TWN Info Service on Health Issues:

• WHO Reform debate to continue, February fixed for member-driven priority setting by K. M. Gopakumar & Sangeeta Shashikant (30 Jan 12)
• WHO: New compromised medicines mechanism agreed, some concerns remain by Heba Wanis (26 Jan 12)
• Work on non-communicable diseases moves forward by K. M. Gopakumar (26 Jan 12)
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TWN Info Service on Sustainable Agriculture:

• Resolving the Food Crisis: Assessing Global Policy Reforms Since 2007
  (20 Jan 12)
• Agroecologically efficient agricultural systems for smallholder farmers
  (19 Jan 12)
• Data from Tigray, Ethiopia show increased yields with bioslurry compost
  (23 Dec 11)
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TWN Info Service on Free Trade Agreements:

• EU-India FTA Could Spell Disaster (20 Dec 11)
• Will the US Push for Non-Labelling of GMOs in Trade Pact? (07 Dec 11)
• US-Free Trade Pacts Face Opposition in Asia by Chee Yoke Heong (07 Dec 11)
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TWN Update on Sustainable Development Conference 2012:

• Preliminary comments by Third World Network on the zero draft of the Rio+20 outcome document
  (20 Jan 12)
• Rio+20 intersessional discusses proposals for outcome document
  by Bhumika Muchhala (20 Dec 11)
• New ETC Report - Who will control the Green Economy?
  by Bhumika Muchhala (17 Dec 11)
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