WTO: Paraguay brings agriculture into reform track on LPF issues (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Paraguay, a landlocked agricultural exporting country in South America, has brought agriculture to the forefront of the World Trade Organization (WTO) reform discussions on "level playing field" (LPF) issues, emphasizing the need for "equity" and "the promotion of development through free trade".

CBD: South objects to "existing practices of DSI databases" (PRIV)
(Nithin Ramakrishnan, Geneva)
In a significant development at the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), developing countries have objected to references to the "existing practices of DSI databases" and the loosely-worded reference to "open access principles".

CBD: South rejects unequal incentives & unlawful DSI publication (PRIV)
(Nithin Ramakrishnan, Yerevan)
Developing countries are pushing back against attempts to shift the burden of incentivizing users of digital sequence information (DSI) to contribute to the Cali Fund onto provider countries. This despite Decision 16/2 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) calling for measures by countries hosting those users.

Note to Readers: Holiday Notice (PRIV)
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Due to the Diwali public holiday, the SUNS will be closed on 9 November. The next issue #10551 will appear on 10 November.