WTO: Agenda for December GC meeting signals shift from past mandates (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The agenda for the World Trade Organization's crucial General Council (GC) meeting on 16-17 December suggests some "possible deliverables for MC14", while seemingly paying lip service to past ministerial mandates, including the Abu Dhabi ministerial declaration adopted at the WTO's 13th ministerial conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi on 2 March 2024, said people familiar with the development.

Climate: No agreement on Adaptation Fund transition to Paris Agreement (PRIV)
(Chhegu Palmuu, Kathmandu)
The recent COP30 climate talks in Belem, Brazil, which concluded on 22 November, failed to agree on a decision on the "arrangements" for the transition of the Adaptation Fund (AF) to exclusively serve the Paris Agreement (PA), a key ask by developing countries in the negotiations.

CBD: Disagreements persist in discussions on biodiversity & climate change (PRIV)
(Mirna Ines Fernandez Pradel, La Paz)
Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) engaged in lengthy discussions on biodiversity and climate change at a recent subsidiary body meeting.