WTO: DG to hold informal meeting after being sidelined by USTR at G20 (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The Director-General of the World Trade Organization has scheduled an informal Heads of Delegation (HoD) meeting on 1 October on how to generate "further momentum in our negotiating work", a development that apparently comes after the DG was not invited to the G20 trade ministers' meeting taking place in Wisconsin, United States on the same day, said people familiar with the development.

WTO: Deflecting India's questions, DG defends role as ECA depositary (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The Director-General of the World Trade Organization has seemingly failed to address the key legal questions raised by India regarding the Interim Arrangements for the Agreement on Electronic Commerce (ECA).

UN: Funding collapse threatens support for 8.3 million refugees - UNHCR (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Severe funding cuts are driving refugee support systems to the brink, with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) being forced to scale back core protection and assistance programmes across major displacement crises.