WTO: Argentina pushes "procedural" mechanism for plurilateral agreements (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Argentina on 26 May proposed a "procedural mechanism for the incorporation of plurilateral agreements into Annex 4 of the Marrakesh Agreement" - a move that appears to be aimed at circumventing the World Trade Organization's cardinal norm of decision-making by consensus, said people familiar with the development.

Rights: UN Charter under strain amid "dangerous erosion" of world order (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the United Nations Charter's core purposes and principles - long seen as "a survival guide for humanity" - are under acute strain, as respect for international law erodes, geopolitical divisions deepen, and violent conflicts multiply and intensify across regions.

UN: WHO warns of "catastrophic collision" of Ebola & conflict in DRC (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is now facing "a catastrophic collision of disease and conflict", with the Ebola outbreak in Ituri province outpacing the response, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.

Note to Readers: Holiday Notice (PRIV)
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Due to national public holidays, the SUNS will be closed on 1 and 2 June. The next issue #10454 will appear on 3 June.