Trade: Sharp divisions emerge at WTO over future of S&DT (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
A large majority of developing and least-developed countries (LDCs), including China, on 27 July appeared to remain firmly opposed to a bloc of powerful nations led by the United States and the European Union, who are seeking a regime change in the rules- and treaty-based "development" track of World Trade Organization (WTO) reform, said people familiar with the development.

UN: Sudan's war economy sustaining a "self-perpetuating" conflict (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The conflict in Sudan has created a complex war economy in which control over commodities and trade routes has become closely linked to human rights violations and abuses, heightened human rights risks, and the material sustenance of parties to the conflict, according to the United Nations Human Rights Office.

UN: Sudan's war economy funded by gum arabic and gold (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
In the three years since the outbreak of the Sudanese civil war, the humanitarian crisis has deteriorated significantly, with the United Nations underscoring a blatant disregard for international humanitarian law among warring parties.