News http://www.genderandtrade.org/gtinformation/ News from around the world dedicated to gender and trade issues en-gb Copyright (c) NASUWT see http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/templates/system/Default_Internal.asp?NodeID= for terms and conditions of reuse 30 Gender and Trade http://www.genderandtrade.org/images/genderandtrade/flash-logo.gif http://www.genderandtrade.org//gtnews/164143/164143/news/ The UK Government pledged support for the poorest people in Asia and the Pacific with an increase in funding for the region's development bank Mike Foster, Development Minister, announced that the UK - through its Department for International Development (DFID) - will purchase the full UK allocation of new shares in the Asian Development Bank, following Parliamentary approval. http://www.genderandtrade.org/gtinformation/164143/220104/the_uk_government_pledged_support_for_the_poorest/ 4,Feb,2010 Launch of Trade and Environment Review 2009/2010 The financial crisis and interrelated climate and food crises have become defining parameters for policy-making today. http://www.genderandtrade.org/gtinformation/164143/220105/launch_of_trade_and_environment_review_2009_2010/ 8,Feb,2010 West African collaboration for gender equality enhanced by new UN initiative http://www.genderandtrade.org/gtinformation/164143/220107/west_african_collaboration_for_gender_equality_enh/ 8,Feb,2010 Time for Governments to Account for their Actions on Gender Equality UNIFEM Executive Director Inés Alberdi addresses the closing ceremony of the European Women's Forum: Beijing+15, Cádiz, Spain, 4-5 February 2010. (Photo: UNIFEM/Nuria Felipe.) UNIFEM Executive Director Inés Alberdi addresses the closing ceremony of the European Women's Forum: Beijing+15, Cádiz, Spain, 4-5 February 2010. (Photo: UNIFEM/Nuria Felipe.) http://www.genderandtrade.org/gtinformation/164143/220508/time_for_governments_to_account_for_their_actions/ 8,Feb,2010 Gender Equity in Local Development Strengthened in Rwanda Kigali - A Memorandum of Understanding on the implementation of the Gender Equitable Local Development (GELD) programme in Rwanda was signed in Kigali on 8 February. http://www.genderandtrade.org/gtinformation/164143/220509/gender_equity_in_local_development_strengthened_in/ 9,Feb,2010 WTO Appellate Body issues Annual Report for 2009 http://www.genderandtrade.org/gtinformation/164143/220512/appellate_body_issues_annual_report_for_2009/ 17,Feb,2010 UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi on Monday outlined some of the protectionist trends that have emerged in trade and investment as a result of the economic crisis. UNCTAD Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi on Monday outlined some of the protectionist trends that have emerged in trade and investment as a result of the economic crisis. http://www.genderandtrade.org/gtinformation/164143/220513/unctad_secretary_general_supachai_panitchpakdi_on/ 18,Feb,2010 Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to Call for Attention to Women's Needs in Haiti Port-au-Prince - Chilean President Michelle Bachelet will travel to Haiti on 20 February to meet with Haitian authorities and women's organizations, and express her solidarity with the nation. http://www.genderandtrade.org/gtinformation/164143/220515/chilean_president_michelle_bachelet_to_call_for_at/ 19,Feb,2010 Washing machine wars: Trade agreements not helping poor women, study claims New research calls for holistic approach at negotiating table http://www.genderandtrade.org/gtinformation/164143/220805/washing_machine_wars__trade_agreements_not_helping/ 25,Feb,2010 Women's Ministers could shape a new paradigm for development Commonwealth National Women's Machineries (NWM) - comprising government ministries responsible for women's and gender affairs - could shape a new paradigm for development in the wake of the financial crisis. http://www.genderandtrade.org/gtinformation/164143/220807/women_s_ministers_could_shape_a_new_paradigm_for_d/ 1,Mar,2010