WTO: Developing countries protest facilitator's "top-down" break-out strategy (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The Norwegian facilitator overseeing the discussions on the reform of the World Trade Organization has presented a "top-down" agenda - including a "revised draft ministerial statement" and "suggested questions" - ahead of break-out sessions beginning on 20 February.

WTO: DG's MC14 "Minister-Facilitator" list sparks accusations of bias (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The Director-General of the World Trade Organization has unveiled the "list of Minister-Facilitators" tasked with overseeing the discussions at the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14), scheduled to begin in Yaounde, Cameroon on 26 March.

UN: Human Rights Council to hold its 61st session from 23 February (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The United Nations Human Rights Council will convene its sixty-first regular session in Geneva from 23 February to 31 March 2026, opening with a three-day high-level segment from 23 to 25 February during which dignitaries from more than 100 States are expected to address the Council.