Trade : Frustrations over Doha talks voiced at General Council (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
At a meeting of the WTO General Council on Monday, a number of countries voiced frustration amongst others over the lack of clarity on what the gaps are in the Doha negotiations, on the size of these gaps and how to narrow them, as well as over the lack of clarity over the upcoming Doha stocktaking exercise at the end of March.

Trade : General Council approves new slate of WTO chairpersons (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
The General Council on Monday noted the consensus on a slate of chairpersons for various WTO bodies reporting to the General Council, as well as negotiating bodies established under the Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC), which oversees the Doha Round of trade negotiations.

Environment : International treaty on liability for LMO damage in sight (PRIV)
(Lim Li Lin and Lim Li Ching, Kuala Lumpur)
The next few months will likely see the birth of an international treaty on liability and redress for damage caused by living modified organisms (LMOs).

Environment : UN climate talks to resume on 9-11 April in Bonn (PRIV)
(Meena Raman, Geneva)
The next round of formal UN climate change negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is scheduled to take place in April in Bonn, Germany.