Start of an International Call to Stop Genetically Engineered Organisms Spreading into the Environment!

Who Benefits from GM Crops?

A report on the impact of GM crops to date has revealed that they have essentially failed to deliver on their promised benefits and that resistance to such crops is increasing across the globe from both governmental and non-governmental sectors. […]

Smallpox Destruction: Key Issues and Recommendations for the 67th WHA

Third World Network calls on WHA member states to fix a destruction date for variola virus stocks and prohibit any extension or expansion of the WHA-approved smallpox research programmme. […]

Smallpox Destruction: Key Issues and Recommendations for the 67th WHA

Third World Netw […]

No Excuse Left but Biotech for Smallpox?

This analysis warns that linking retention of smallpox virus to vague biotechnology-related “threats” may open the Pandora’s Box of genetic engineering of smallpox. […]

No Excuse Left but Biotech for Smallpox?

http://www.smallpoxbiosafety.org/poxupdate2014WHA.html

NO EXCUSE LEFT BUT BIOTECH
Will the United States start a smallpox threat […]

Unintentional transboundary movements of LMOs

TWN submission on unintentional transboundary movements of LMOs highlights important considerations for determining the scope and elements of possible guidance or tools that may facilitate appropriate responses by Parties to the Biosafety Protocol. […]

Unintentional transboundary movements of LMOs

Submission from Third World Network related to decision BS-VI/16: Unintentional transboundary movements of living modified organisms (Article 17) 

Introduction 

The Cartagen […]

Impact of GM Herbicide-Resistant Crops on the Right to Food

Impact of GM Herbicide-Resistant Crops on the Right to Food

GM crops engineered to be resistant to herbicides pose a threat to the right to food. The herbicides used in conjunction with these crops also have health impacts that need to be evaluated in parallel. […]