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A subtle initiation
17 Feb 2024 3:49 PMWhile the inaugural COP1 in 1995 marked a promising start with the establishment of the ‘Berlin Mandate’, persistent disparities among nations...
Chronicles of climate action
10 Feb 2024 4:18 PMThrough a close inspection of Conference of Parties, this new series of articles aims to trace the evolution of global climate change action over the...
Lingering shadows
30 Dec 2023 3:03 PMAlthough the 12th Ministerial Conference made crucial decisions in the realm of e-commerce, fisheries subsidies, TRIPS waiver, food security and WTO...
Mounting troubles
23 Dec 2023 3:58 PMThe trail of failures continued at the 11th Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires — leading to a shift towards regional and bilateral agreements, and...
Triumphs and trials
16 Dec 2023 2:56 PMAlthough the Nairobi Ministerial Conference was considered successful with a consensual ministerial declaration, developed nations made minimal...
An ‘imbalanced’ revival
9 Dec 2023 4:40 PMComing on the back of an unsatisfactory eighth Ministerial Conference, the Bali Declaration, focusing on Trade Facilitation, rebooted the WTO but...
Minimal headway
2 Dec 2023 2:32 PMHeld against a low bar of expectations, the eighth Ministerial Conference (MC) of the WTO in Geneva concluded with minimal progress on key issues,...
Revitalising negotiations
25 Nov 2023 4:03 PMThe 7th Ministerial Conference at Geneva, which happened after a four-year hiatus, was devoid of goals and text-based talks and aimed for open...
Breaking the stalemate
18 Nov 2023 3:47 PMAs an improvement over dismal accomplishments at Cancun, the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference managed to forge a modest consensus and achieved limited...
Eloquence amidst restraints
11 Nov 2023 4:39 PMAlthough the Cancun Ministerial Conference turned out to be unsuccessful, a silver lining emerged from the perspective of developing nations — the...
Fragmented accomplishments?
4 Nov 2023 3:18 PMAs an improvement over the Seattle Ministerial Conference, the Doha MC managed to chalk out a consensual declaration and persuaded developing nations...
Spectacle of discord
28 Oct 2023 3:46 PMOwing to lack of agreement on work programme, dismal preparation, vehement opposition from labour unions and civil society groups, and rising...