WTO: US grabs spotlight at Agriculture Committee as rice lobby targets India (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Ahead of the World Trade Organization's Committee on Agriculture meeting on 27 May, the United States appears to have grabbed the lion's share of questions quizzing many countries on their agriculture policies, even as it remains opposed to relaunching the stalled Doha agriculture negotiations at every ministerial conference, said people familiar with the development.

Afghanistan: UN sounds alarm over forced returns of Afghan refugees (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The United Nations Human Rights Office has warned against involuntary returns of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers from host countries to Afghanistan in violation of international human rights and refugee law.

Ukraine: UN human rights monitors warn of sharp rise in civilian casualties (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) reported a sharp escalation in civilian harm in early 2026, confirming that more people were killed and injured in Ukraine in the first four months of the year than during the same period in any of the past three years.