Kampala, Uganda | THE IDEPENDENT | The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says developing countries need urgent support to enable them to attract more investment for their transition to clean energy. UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2023 published this week shows that much of the growth in international investment …
Read More »CSOs warn EU over bullying LDCS on TRIPS
By Joan Akello Civil society organizations (CSOs) in Uganda have organized a peaceful protest to the offices of Head of European Union Delegation to stop Least Developed Countries (LDCs) such as Uganda to uphold the Trade Related aspects of Intellectual property (TRIPS). The activists said they will thereafter proceed to …
Read More »CSO to LDCs: No deal is better than a bad one
By Joan Akello The civil society is urging least developed countries (LDCs) to rethink signing treaties because they may get raw deals in the end. Ambassador Nathan Irumba the CEO of Southern and East African Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) says the onus is on the negotiators for LDCs …
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