WTO: Members remain divided over reform path, reject consensus rule change (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Trade envoys appeared to remain divided over changing the World Trade Organization's consensus-based decision-making principle during a meeting convened on 4 November by the facilitator overseeing the reform discussions.

Sudan: Famine confirmed in besieged El Fasher & Kadugli, say UN agencies (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Famine conditions are occurring in El Fasher in North Darfur and Kadugli in South Kordofan, Sudan, where "people have endured months without reliable access to food or medical care," United Nations agencies warned on 4 November.

UN: US lethal strikes at sea may amount to "unlawful killings", say experts (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Repeated and systematic lethal attacks by the United States military on boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific raise grave concerns about the commission of potential international crimes, United Nations experts warned on 4 November.