UN : Re-branding UNCTAD as UN Trade and Development "flawed" (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
A senior official of the United Nations i n New York on 21 November disapproved of the decision by UNCTAD Secretary-General, Ms Rebeca Grynspan, to re-brand the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) as "UN Trade and Development", said people familiar with the development.

Trade : US sounds the "death knell" of Appellate Body at WTO (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The United States on 25 November objected to the European Union's request at the World Trade Organization for authorization to impose retaliatory duties of approximately $35 million ann ually over the alleged failure of the US to fully implement an earlier panel ruli ng against Washington's imposition of anti-dumping and countervailing duties o n ripe olives from Spain, said people familiar with the development.

Climate : Poor deal on new finance goal bulldozed through at COP29 (PRIV)
(Radhika Chatterjee and Meena Raman, Baku)
The decision to adopt a new collective quantified goal on finance (NCQG) was bulldozed through at t he closing plenary of COP29, despite a lack of consensus.