Trade: US unveils "maximalist" WTO reform agenda on eve of MC14 (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Yaounde)
On the eve of the World Trade Organization's 14th ministerial conference (MC14) on 26-29 March, the United States has unveiled a comprehensive proposal on "further perspectives on WTO reform" that seeks to turn the tables by pushing for fundamental changes to decision-making, special and differential treatment (SDT), and the "level playing field."

UN: Global gains on racial justice facing reversal, warns rights chief (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has warned that while the world has made meaningful strides toward greater justice and equality, this progress is now at risk of stalling or even reversing.

Sudan: Civil war escalates as drone strikes deepen civilian toll (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
The past two weeks have marked a significantly violent escalation in the Sudanese Civil War, with drone strikes and artillery shelling between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) causing widespread destruction, casualties, and displacement.