Cancún News: News regarding the WTO ministerial from IATP's Trade Observatory.

Radio Cancún: IATP's online radio station broadcasting news about and events from the ministerial.


Dec. 3: Final proceedings now available for download in English and Spanish (PDF)

Oct. 21: "Por un Comercio Justo y Sostenible," text of Rigoberta Menchú's address to the Fair Trade Fair (Spanish only) (PDF).

Open Letter To Governments Regarding Fair Trade in English and Spanish (PDF)

Oct. 6: Fifteen photographs from the Fair Trade Fair, Sept. 10-12 in Cancún, have been uploaded as a slideshow. View the slideshow (slideshow will open a pop-up window).


Program guide: Guide to the events at Cancún. Available in English (PDF).

Program summary: Schedule of the entire program. Available in English (PDF).

Events: About the fair, forum and symposium. Available in English (PDF) and Spanish (PDF).

Fair: Information about the International Fair Trade Fair (Sept. 10-12). Available in English.

Symposium: Information about the Sustainable Trade Symposium (Sept. 10-11). Available in English.

Forum: Information about the Fair Trade Strategy of the Americas Policy Forum (Sept. 12). Available in English, Spanish and French.


The Sustainable Trade Symposium and Fair Trade Strategy of the Americas Forum were designed to encourage policy makers, businesses, NGOs and consumers to find ways to work together to support these successful economic models that sustain the livelihoods of small farmers, artisans and workers, while preserving cultures and the environment.

The events were organized by an international steering committee comprised of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), Comercio Justo Mexico, Equiterre, Oxfam International and Gerster Consulting.

To find out more of the events that took place at Cancún, please contact:

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
2105 First Av S
Minneapolis, MN 55404 USA
(612) 870-0453
iatp@iatp.org