WTO: Agriculture sidestepped as DG prioritizes divisive reform agenda (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The Director-General of the World Trade Organization, in her capacity as chair of the Doha Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC), on 3 February issued a revised roadmap for the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14), which appears to shift the negotiations away from the unresolved Doha issues such as agriculture toward controversial WTO reforms being pushed by the developed countries, seemingly in an attempt to appease the United States, said people familiar with the development.

UN: WHO launches $1 billion appeal as funding falls below 2016 levels (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The World Health Organization (WHO) on 3 February launched its 2026 global appeal seeking US$1 billion to provide health care for millions affected by humanitarian crises and conflicts.

UN: Group of 77 protests funding cuts for South-South cooperation (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
A sharp cut in funding for "South-South Cooperation" (UNOSSC) has triggered a strong protest from the 134-member Group of 77 (G-77), described as the largest intergovernmental organization of developing countries within the United Nations.