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Civil society organisations from the EU and ASEAN joined together to express strong concerns over the proposed free trade agreement between the two regions.

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Vietnamese women, particularly the poor, are facing more economic and social challenges, as Vietnam focuses on increased participation in the global market. A human rights group in the country points to Vietnam’s entry into the World Trade Organisation in November 2006 as the cause.

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“Not Under the Same Sky: Bilateral Free Trade Agreements, Agriculture and Food Sovereignty,” a new publication, examines how FTAs in the Asia-Pacific affect the region's agriculture and food sovereignty. Find out how you can download this new publication by the Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PAN AP) and the People’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty (PCFS).

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Philippine-based Miriam College-Women And Gender Institute is conducting summer courses on International Women's Human Rights on May 7-12, 2007 and International Migration on May 21-26, 2007. Find out how you can participate.

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The Ford Foundation's International Fellowship Program offers individuals from developing countries support for up to three years of formal graduate-level study leading to a masters or doctoral degree. Find out more about the program and how to apply.

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As expected, World Social Forum (WSF) participants were able to discuss a variety of issues and formed a number of networks on the basis of their common struggles. But what is surprising in this year's WSF is that grassroots and poor people in Kenya, where WSF was held, were excluded. Find out why.