WTO : Geopolitical tensions pushing global trade into uncharted waters (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The outlook for global trade remains highl y uncertain due to rising geopolitical tensions, ongoing regional conflicts, shifting monetary policies in advanced economies like the United States, and falling export orders, according to the World Trade Organization's latest Goods Tra de Barometer released on 4 September.

UN : Colombia needs to address social segregation to ensure peace, says expe rt (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Peace can only be achieved in Colombia by tackling the country's class divisions and widespread discrimination facing people in poverty, according to a United Nations human rights expert.

UN : Humanitarian crisis as massive floods wreak havoc across Chad (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Major flooding is wreaking havoc in Chad, affecting all of the country's 23 provinces, according to the United Nation s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).