The 4th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is being held in Doha, Qatar.
Greenpeace believes this represents a real opportunity, and therefore also a challenge, for the Qatari government.
We trust that the Qatari government will meet its commitment to allow peaceful protests and free speech in Qatar for the duration of the WTO Ministerial Conference, and beyond.
Greenpeace also trusts that the Qatari government will allow the Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior, to visit Doha for the duration of the meeting.
Together with the crew of the vessel, people representing local communities from the five continents, whose livelihood and health is endangered by current WTO policies and practice, will travel to Doha on board the Rainbow Warrior.

As trade liberalisation talks ground to a close, the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior set sail from offshore the World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting site in Doha, Qatar.
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Rainbow Warrior arriving in Qatar.
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View pictures from the Rainbow Warrior during the meeting.

Doha, 12 November 2001
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Rainbow Warrior