He argues that the term " anti-globalization " is a term coined by the media, and that radical activists are actually more in favor of globalization, in the sense of " effacement of borders and the free movement of people, possessions and ideas " than are the IMF or WTO.

The WTO is an organisation set up to work towards removing those trade barriers.

The RGC is an Asian Development Bank ( ADB ) member, a member of ASEAN, also a member of the WTO.

The original GATT text ( GATT 1958 ) is still in effect under the WTO framework, subject to the modifications of GATT 1994.

Whilst GATT was a set of rules agreed upon by nations, the WTO is an institutional body.

Honduras is a member of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization ( WTO ), the Central American Parliament ( PARLACEN ), the Central American Integration System ( SICA ), and the Central American Security Commission ( CASQ ).

Hungary is a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) since 1995, a member of the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) since 1996, and a member of the European Union since 2004.

The country was admitted to the United Nations in 1955 and is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ), the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade / World Trade Organization ( GATT / WTO ), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ( OSCE ), and the Council of Europe.

Within other international contexts, there are intergovernmental organizations such as the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) that have socially and economically significant dispute resolution functions but, again, even though their jurisdiction may be invoked to hear the cases, the power to enforce their decisions is at the will of the states affected, save that the WTO is permitted to allow retaliatory action by successful states against those states found to be in breach of international trade law.

Latvia is a member of the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) since 1999, and a member of the European Union since 2004.

He is widely credited with restoring confidence in the system following the setback of the 3rd WTO Ministerial Conference held in Seattle in 1999.

The Netherlands is an active and responsible participant in the United Nations system as well as other multilateral organizations such as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ), World Trade Organization ( WTO ), and International Monetary Fund.

* 1947 – The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ), which is the foundation of the World Trade Organisation ( WTO ), is founded.

It is recognised as a reference organisation by the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) and, in 2011, has a total of 178 member Countries and Territories.

Economically, the Philippines is participant in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Asian Development Bank, the Colombo Plan, Group of 24, G-20, G-77, the World Bank, Next Eleven and the World Trade Organization ( WTO ).

Russia is a great power and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, a member of the G8, G20, the Council of Europe, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the Eurasian Economic Community, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ), the World Trade Organisation ( WTO ), and is the leading member of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

South Korea is a member of the United Nations, WTO, OECD, ASEAN Plus Three, East Asia Summit ( EAS ), and G-20 major economies.

Sierra Leone is a member of the WTO.

* 1 January 1995-Inauguration of World Trade Organisation ( WTO ), Ambassador K Kesavapany is elected for a one-year term as Chairman of the General Council.

It is a member of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ), the World Trade Organization ( WTO ), and the OECD.

In 2003, Armenia became a member of the WTO.

A report by Jean Ziegler, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, notes that " millions of farmers are losing their livelihoods in the developing countries, but small farmers in the northern countries are also suffering " and concludes that " the current inequities of the global trading system are being perpetuated rather than resolved under the WTO, given the unequal balance of power between member countries.

Croatia became a World Trade Organization ( WTO ) member in 2000 and started the Accession of Croatia to the European Union in 2003.

There are a total of 157 member countries in the WTO, with Russia and Vanuatu being new members as of 2012.

Therefore, Hong Kong continues to play an active role in the international arena and maintains close contact with its international partners. Furthermore, Hong Kong continues to be an active, independent member of the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) forum in the name of Hong Kong, China.

Under the World Trade Organization's ( WTO ) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, patents should be available in WTO member states for any invention, in all fields of technology, and the term of protection available should be a minimum of twenty years.

Taiwan is a member of the Asian Development Bank ( ADB ), the World Trade Organization ( WTO ), and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) forum.

Specifically, commodities such as sugar are heavily distorted by subsidies on behalf of powerful economies ( the United States, Europe, and Japan ), who have a disproportionate influence in the WTO.

These directives implied precise emphasis on: the search for political coordination with emerging and developing countries, namely India, South Africa, Russia and China ; creation of the Union of South American Nations and its derivative bodies, such as the South American Security Council ; strengthening of Mercosul ; projection at the Doha Round and WTO ; maintenance of relations with developed countries, including the United States ; undertaking and narrowing of relations with African countries ; campaign for the reform of the United Nations Security Council and for a permanent seat for Brazil ; and defense of social objectives allowing for a greater equilibrium between the States and populations.

The Czech Republic participates in the United Nations ( UN ); World Trade Organization ( WTO ); International Monetary Fund ( IMF ); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ); International Energy Agency ( IEA ); North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) and the International Whaling Commission.

Both being predominantly Arab countries they are members of the Arab League, GAFTA, WTO, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the Council of Arab Economic Unity and the United Nations.

Where trade barriers are raised on the disputed grounds of public health and safety, the WTO refer the dispute to the Codex Alimentarius Commission, which was founded in 1962 by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization.

This category includes the United Nations ( UN ) and its specialized agencies, the Universal Postal Union, Interpol, the World Trade Organization ( WTO ), the World Customs Organization ( WCO ), and the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ).

The United States helped the Kyrgyz Republic accede to the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) in December 1998.

* 1999 – In Seattle, Washington, United States, protests against the WTO meeting by anti-globalization protesters catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies.

Members of the Libertarian Party have also supported the repeal of NAFTA, CAFTA, and similar trade agreements, as well as the United States ' exit from the United Nations, WTO, and NATO.

Similar to the WTO talks, Brazil has taken a leadership role among the less developed nations, while the United States has taken a similar role for the developed nations.

The country pursues a moderate foreign policy that places heavy reliance on multinational diplomacy, especially at the United Nations and World Trade Organization ( WTO ).

Bangladesh have formed an alliance with nineteen other developing countries to vote as a bloc in organisations such as the WTO and the United Nations

HRIC provides briefings and reports to United Nations bodies, international conferences, WTO processes, and the EU-China Dialogue.

For nearly all of the WTO's ( and GATT's ) existence, which started in 1948, textiles and agricultural products were excluded from WTO / GATT coverage because they were so sensitive to GATT's primary promoters, the United States and Europe.

Protest activity surrounding the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999, which was to be the launch of a new millennial round of trade negotiations, occurred on November 30, 1999 ( nicknamed " N30 " on similar lines to J18 and similar mobilizations ), when the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) convened at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Washington, United States.

The scale of the demonstrations — even the lowest estimates put the crowd at over 40, 000 — dwarfed any previous demonstration in the United States against a world meeting of any of the organizations generally associated with economic globalization ( such as the WTO, the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), or the World Bank ).