Trade : Brazil calls for dialogue on sustainable agriculture at WTO (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Brazil has called for discussions on "tra de measures that encourage sustainable practices" at the World Trade Organizat ion, instead of taking recourse to "protectionist or otherwise punitive trade me asures", in a proposal that seeks to bring a paradigmatic shift in addressing some o f the 21st century challenges, said people familiar with the discussions.

Climate : Clash of views over scope of UAE dialogue on finance in GST outcom e (PRIV)
(Prerna Bomzan, Bonn)
Parties clashed and expressed divergent vie ws over the scope of the "United Arab Emirates (UAE) dialogue" referred to in paras 97-98 of the global stocktake (GST) outcome adopted in Dubai last year, at the informal consultations held on 5-6 June in Bonn.

WHO : Member States term amendments to IHR 2005 as "historic" (PRIV)
(Nithin Ramakrishnan, Kochi)
Several WHO Member States termed amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005 as "historic" .