MEMORANDUM ON THE NEED TO IMPROVE INTERNAL TRANSPARENCY AND PARTICIPATION IN THE WTO

The document is a memorandum from a coalition of non-governmental organisations and civil society groups calling for urgent reforms to the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) internal procedures. The authors argue that a lack of transparency and the exclusion of a majority of Members from decision-making processes have worsened over time, despite promises of reform. They assert that these systemic failures negatively impact billions of people and the environment, and that without procedural reforms, existing imbalances in WTO rules cannot be corrected and new detrimental rules may be introduced. The memorandum specifically targets the period leading up to and during the Cancun Ministerial.

• The authors identify a systemic failure in the WTO regarding internal transparency and the inclusion of developing countries in decision-making, noting that the situation has deteriorated despite previous promises of reform.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (n.d.). MEMORANDUM ON THE NEED TO IMPROVE INTERNAL TRANSPARENCY AND PARTICIPATION IN THE WTO. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Cancun_21July03_Letter.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. MEMORANDUM ON THE NEED TO IMPROVE INTERNAL TRANSPARENCY AND PARTICIPATION IN THE WTO. n.d. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Cancun_21July03_Letter.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallawndmemorandum, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{MEMORANDUM ON THE NEED TO IMPROVE INTERNAL TRANSPARENCY AND PARTICIPATION IN THE WTO}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Cancun_21July03_Letter.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }