Trade: US pushes to "recast" WTO, elevates national interests over rules (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The United States on 20 May apparently signaled that World Trade Organization members can "recast" the international trading system around fairness, balance, and national interests, according to people familiar with the development.

UN: In landmark opinion, ICJ upholds right to strike under ILO convention (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
In a landmark advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has ruled that the right to strike of workers and their organizations is protected under a key International Labour Organization (ILO) convention.

Mexico: UN urges action to confront racism against Afro-Mexican peoples (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
United Nations experts have urged Mexico to adopt urgent structural reforms to confront the persistent effects of systemic racism and historical injustices faced by Afro-Mexican peoples, warning that constitutional recognition alone is insufficient without concrete implementation.