Policy Papers

When trade ministers from 35 countries gather in Geneva at the World Trade Organization (WTO) for what is being billed yet again as a last-ditch attempt to forge a Doha trade deal, t

Biofuels are presented in rich countries as a solution to two crises: the climate crisis and the oil crisis.

The devastating impact of armed violence around the world is well known.

The year 2008 is halfway to the deadline for reaching the Millennium Development Goals. Despite some progress, they will not be achieved if current trends continue.

Global food prices are up 83 per cent compared with three years ago.

Some donors and governments propose that health insurance mechanisms can close health financing gaps and benefit poor people.

Developing-country governments desperately need more long-term and predictable aid, given through their budgets, to finance the expansion of health care, education, and other vital s

Food prices are going up. Prices of rice, corn, and wheat have all reached record highs. This is a big threat to poor people in developing countries, but it may also be an opportunity.

Europe is negotiating new trade deals with African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries.

Increasing insecurity and criminality is jeopardizing progress in Afghanistan.