Trade : Incumbent WTO DG appears set to secure a second term (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, New Delhi)
The "decks are being cleared" for extending a second term of four years starting on 1 September 2025 to the incumbent Director-General of the World Trade Organization on 29 November, after she issued a "marathon" statement touting her success on several fron ts at a Special General Council (GC) meeting on 28 November, said people familiar w ith the development.

Climate : Efforts to narrow scope of Just Transition Work Programme averted (PRIV)
(Hilary Kung, Kuala Lumpur)
Developing countries averted efforts by the developed countries in narrowing the scope of the Just Transition Work Programme (JTWP) at the Baku climate talks, which ended at dawn on Sunday, 24 November.

Climate : Countries outline expectations on just transitions (PRIV)
(Hilary Kung, Kuala Lumpur)
Ministers and Heads of Delegations shared their expectations on what the Just Transition Work Programme must deliver at the second annual high-level ministerial roundtable on just tran sition, which took place on 18 November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.