Trade : Developing-country groups form broad front at TNC meeting (PRIV)
(Martin Khor, Geneva)
Major groupings of developing countries put up a common front at the WTO on Thursday (26 July) on the process and broad substance of future negotiations of the Doha Round.

Trade : More developing countries attack NAMA draft text (PRIV)
(Martin Khor, Geneva)
A meeting for members to give their initial reactions to the NAMA modalities draft text ended late on Wednesday (25 July) with an increasing number of developing countries attacking the draft.

Health : "Protect our future" - AIDS drugs needed for children (PRIV)
(IPS, Sydney)
The 4th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention concluded here Wednesday with a call for anti-retroviral drugs developed specifically for HIV-infected children.

Middle East : Dubious EU support to US challenged (PRIV)
(IPS, Brussels)
The European Union's foreign policy supremo Javier Solana this week declared himself "fully behind" the call for an international conference on the Middle East made recently by US President George W. Bush.