Trade: Trump insists reciprocal tariff plan will bring industries back to US (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
US President Donald Trump on 13 February said his "Fair and Reciprocal Plan" on trade will target countries that currently enjoy a trade surplus with the US while imposing a range of other restrictions on American goods and services, a move that seeks to change the terms of trade in favour of the US.

UN: UNHCR appeals for $633.7 million to assist refugees in Sudan (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with 33 humanitarian partners, on 13 February appealed for US$633.7 million to assist nearly 892,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, as well as over 165,000 host community members in Sudan.

UN: IOM appeals for $81 million to assist over one million African migrants (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) and 45 humanitarian partners have appealed for USD 81 million to provide lifesaving assistance to over one million migrants and the communities that host them in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, the Republic of Tanzania, Kenya and Yemen.