WTO: South decries "burial" of 25 years of farm talks in chair's MC14 text (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Geneva, 2 Mar (D. Ravi Kanth) --The "Draft Declaration on Agriculture, Trade and Food Security" issued by the chair of the Doha agriculture negotiations at the World Trade Organization on 27 February for the upcoming WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) has seemingly buried 25 years of the invaluable agriculture talks, said people familiar with the development.

South Sudan: Human rights emergency becoming a "forgotten crisis" (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
South Sudan is facing a severe and largely overlooked human rights crisis, marked by escalating violence and growing political uncertainty as the peace agreement comes under severe strain, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned on 27 February.

Afghanistan: Taliban policies, funding cuts fueling worsening health crisis (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Afghanistan is confronting a worsening health crisis, as the Taliban's escalating restrictions on the rights of women and girls - combined with a sharp decline in international funding - severely undermines access to essential care, according to a United Nations human rights expert.