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SUNS # 10262 Wednesday  16 July 2025


 
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WTO: Doha "Fish 2" talks flounder amid opposition from India & US (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
India and the United States, among several other countries, on 14 July, seemingly put paid to any outcome on the "second wave" or "Fish 2" negotiations at the World Trade Organization to finalize the draft disciplines for addressing the issue of subsidies contributing to overcapacity and overfishing (OC&OF) at the WTO's upcoming 14th ministerial conference (MC14), forcing the chair to announce his decision to step down before the summer break, said people familiar with the development.

WTO: Facilitator drives radical WTO reform upending Marrakesh Agreement (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The facilitator overseeing the discussions on "WTO reform" has urged members to decide on controversial issues including the principle of decision-making by consensus, plurilateral trade agreements and "differentiation" among developing countries for availing of special and differential treatment (S&DT), which could upend the Marrakesh Agreement that established the World Trade Organization in 1995, said people familiar with the development.

Sudan: Lean season sparks famine fears for displaced populations (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The food security and nutrition situation in Sudan is expected to significantly deteriorate during the lean season from July to September 2025, according to an alert issued by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).


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