WTO: Deep divisions at GC meeting over reform pace, Doha issues (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
China has seemingly rejected the notion of "non-market economy, over-capacity, or over-concentration" as a basis for rule-making within the "level playing field" (LPF) issues track of the discussions on reform of the World Trade Organization at the WTO's General Council (GC) meeting on 5 October, said people familiar with the development.

UN: 5.8 million refugee children still out of school as funding crisis deepens (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Nearly 6 million refugee children were out of school in 2025, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has warned, as escalating funding cuts threaten to push millions more out of classrooms and undo years of hard-won gains in refugee education.

UN: Over 347 million children at risk from a strong El Nino, warns UNICEF (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
More than 347 million children in nearly 100 countries and territories are expected to experience unusually wet or dry conditions between October and December 2026 due to a strong El Nino, increasing the risk of extreme floods and droughts with potentially devastating consequences, according to the latest data released by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).