International statement of solidarity with UNCTAD 21 April 2012 The undernamed organisations and individuals are appalled and dismayed by proposals to remove from UNCTAD’s mandate its distinctive central element of research and advice on the relationship between developing countries and the international economy, especially but not only in the areas of trade and finance. We therefore express our full support for the Statement by Former Staff Members of UNCTAD, made in Geneva on 11 April 2012, which is reproduced below. We call on all member countries of UNCTAD to accept the distinguished former staff members’ recommendations in full; to withdraw ahead of the UNCTAD-XIII conference in Doha all proposals which would disrupt this traditional focus of UNCTAD; and accept the new mandate originally proposed in the draft text for the Doha conference. Contact: Tom Lines, Brighton, U.K. [email protected] +44 1273 628693 List of signatories: 1. Organisations Name of organisation Country 1. ActionAid International International 2. Alliance for Communities in Action United States 3. Asociación Española para el Derecho Internacional de los Spain Derechos Humanos (AEDIDH) 4. Association Internationale de Techniciens, Experts et France Chercheurs/Initiatives Pour un Autre Monde (Aitec-Ipam) 5. ATTAC Austria Austria 6. ATTAC Finland Finland 7. ATTAC Germany Germany 8. ATTAC Guinea Guinea-Conakry 9. ATTAC Spain Spain 10. Banana Link United Kingdom 11. The Berne Declaration Switzerland 12. Bexhill and Hastings United Nations Association United Kingdom 13. Bexhill Fairtrade Town Steering group United Kingdom 14. Both ENDS The Netherlands 15. CADTM International (Comité pour l’Annulation de la International Dette du Tiers Monde) 16. Campaign for Real Farming United Kingdom 17. Center for Encounter and Active Non-Violence Austria 18. Center of Concern United States 1 19. Centre Afrika Obota Benin 20. Centre Europe - Tiers Monde (CETIM) Switzerland 21. Centro Nuovo Modello di Sviluppo Italy 22. CERIDA (Centre d’Étude et de Recherche pour l’Intégration Guinea-Conakry Régionale et le Développement de l’Afrique) 23. CNCD -11.11.11 Belgium 24. COECOCEIBA - Friends of the Earth Costa Rica 25. Comhlámh Ireland 26. Conf édération Paysanne France 27. The Corner House United Kingdom 28. Corporate Europe Observatory International 29. Dynamique des Organisations de la Société Civile d’Afrique Benin Francophone (OSCAF) - Programme CIRSE 30. ECA Watch Österreich Austria 31. Ecologistas en Acción Spain 32. European Coordination Via Campesina International 33. FEMNET Cameroun (African women’s development and Cameroun communication network) 34. Focus on the Global South International 35. FONAC (national organisations’ front against corruption) Benin 36. Fondation pour le Développement au Sahel (FDS) Mali 37. FONG Guinée (national federation of NGOs) Guinea-Conakry 38. FONGTO (national federation of NGOs) Togo 39. Food & Water Europe International 40. Food & Water Watch United States 41. Friends of the Earth Europe International 42. Friends of the Earth Togo Togo 43. GegenStrömung - CounterCurrent Germany 44. Global Responsibility (platform for development and Austria humanitarian aid) 45. Global Social Justice Belgium 46. GM Freeze United Kingdom 47. GRAPAD (Groupe de Recherche et d’Action pour la Benin Promotion de l’Agriculture et du Développement) 48. GRESEA (Groupe de Recherche pour une Stratégie Belgique Économique Alternative) 49. Holy Cross International Justice Office United States 50. Ibon International International 51. Infoe e.V. (Institute for Ecology and Action Anthropology) Germany 52. Institut pour la Solidarité et le Développement (ISD) Benin 53. Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy United States 54. Jubilee Debt Campaign United Kingdom 55. Jubilee South - Asia/Pacific Movement on Debt & International Development (JSAPMDD) 56. Kenya Debt Relief Network (KENDREN) Kenya 57. KEPA (Finnish NGO platform) Finland 58. KOO - Koordinierungsstelle der Österr. Bischofs-konferenz Austria f. internationale Entwicklung und Mission 59. KRuHA – people’s coalition for the right to water Indonesia 2 60. La Via Campesina International 61. Latin American Solidarity Centre Ireland 62. Local to Global Advocates for Justice United States 63. Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns United States 64. National Latino Farmers & Ranchers Trade Association United States 65. Oxfam International International 66. Plateforme haïtienne de Plaidoyer pour un Développement Haïti Alternatif (PAPDA) 67. Public Citizen United States 68. Quixote Center United States 69. Ré seau des Jeunes pour l’Environnement (RJE-Togo) Togo 70. RIFONGA -Benin Benin 71. RNDD -Niger (national debt and development network) Niger 72. ROSYB (trade union network of Benin) Benin 73. SEATINI (Southern and East African Trade Institute) - South Africa South Africa Chapter 74. Seattle to Brussels Network International 75. The Second Chance Foundation United States 76. Slow Food International International 77. Social Watch International 78. SOMO The Netherlands 79. Südwind Austria 80. Terra Nuova Italy 81. Third World Network International 82. Trade Matters Ireland 83. Traidcraft United Kingdom 84. Transnational Institute (TNI) International 85. Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation Austria (VIDC) 86. War on Want United Kingdom 87. WEED – World Economy, Ecology & Development Germany 88. WhyHunger United States 89. World Development Movement United Kingdom 90. World Development Movement (Bexhill & Hastings United Kingdom Branch) 91. World Family United Kingdom 92. Zakir/Solidarity Workshop Bangladesh 2. Individuals Name of person Organisation or job Country 1. Kokou Amegadze Information and Communications Togo Officer, Friends of the Earth Togo 2. Samir Amin Professor of Economics; President, Senegal World Forum for Alternatives 3. Almudena Armenta Professor, Complutense University Spain Deu of Madrid 4. Aurélien C. Atidegla President of GRAPAD Benin 5. Louis Augustin-Jean University of Tsukuba Japan 3 6. Kurt Bayer Board Director, European Bank for United Kingdom Reconstruction & Development 7. Jean -François Researcher, CIRAD (Centre de France Bélières Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement) 8. Walden Bello Congressman of the Republic The Philippines 9. Phyllis Bennis Director, New Internationalism United States Project, Institute for Policy Studies 10. Jacques Berthelot Solidarité France 11. Praful Bidwai Independent columnist and India researcher; Fellow of TNI 12. Aboubacar Bizo Programme Officer, RODADDHD Niger (network of development NGOs and associations for human rights and democracy) 13. Pierre -Marie Bosc Agro-economist, CIRAD; World France Agriculture Watch 14. Jean Luc Bosio Supagro, Montpellier France 15. Jean -Marie Economist France Bouquery 16. Jean -Marc Boussard Economist, member of the French France Agricultural Academy 17. Jean -Pierre Researcher, INRA/SAD France Boutonnet 18. Patrick Braouezec Deputy in the National Assembly for France Seine-Saint-Denis 19. Robin Broad Professor, International Development United States Program, American University, Washington 20. Maithé Candau Livestock specialist France 21. Marilena Caneve Belgium 22. Alain Capillon Professor of Agronomy, Supagro, France Montpellier 23. Alicia Carlino Professor of Economic History, Argentina National University of the North-east 24. John Cavanagh Director, Institute for Policy Studies United States 25. Camille Chalmers Executive Director, PAPDA (Haitian Haïti Advocacy Platform for Alternative Development) 26. Pierre Comblin Belgium 27. Ernest Compaoré Secretary-General, Secrétariat Burkina Faso Permanent des ONG 28. Jovite de Courlon Consultant France 29. Peter Damary Consultant, REDD sa Switzerland 30. Karim Daoud Syndicat des Agriculteurs de Tunisie Tunisia (SYNAGRI) 31. Ana Del Sur Mora Faculty of Applied Economics, Spain Autonomous University of Madrid 4 32. Demba Moussa Director, Forum for African Senegal Dembele Alternatives 33. Jacques Deplace Planning officer France 34. James T. Dette Alliance for Communities in Action United States 35. Evelyn M. Dette Alliance for Communities in Action United States 36. Antonin Devin Student, Institut Bioforce France Développement 37. David Dewhurst United Kingdom 38. Marie -Hélène Dor Translator Belgium 39. Siméon Toundé Réseau des Organisations Syndicales Benin Dossou Béninoise sur le commerce et le Développement (ROSYB-ED) 40. Fiona Dove Executive Director of TNI The Netherlands 41. Michel Dulcire Researcher, CIRAD France 42. Albert Dupagne Professor Emeritus, University of Belgium Liège 43. Ama Elise Esso President, Groupe d’Action et de Togo Réflexion pour l'Environnement et le Développement (GARED) 44. Jean -Max Estéban Montpellier France 45. Hippolyte Falade Agronomist, GRAPAD (Groupe de Benin Recherche et d’Action pour la Promotion de l’Agriculture et du Développement) 46. Mireille Fanon- Member, UNHCR Working Group France Mendès France of Experts on People of African Descent 47. Yann Fiévet Economics and social science France teacher 48. John Fowler World Development Movement United Kingdom (Bexhill group) 49. José Manuel García Professor, Autonomous University of Spain de la Cruz Madrid 50. Diéry Gaye Coordinator, Coopérative Nationale Senegal pour le Développement de l'Horticulture (CNDH) 51. Jonas Gbeffo Economic journalist Benin 52. Susan George Author; Board President of TNI The Netherlands 53. Ben M. Ghalmi Business consultant and advisor; United States former market economist on Wall Street 54. Fran