WTO : Proposed fisheries subsidies deal tilts level playing field against South (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, New Delhi)
The revised draft text issued by the chair of the Doha fisheries subsidies negotiations at the World Trade Organization on 29 November, aimed at reaching a final agreement at the upcoming General Council meeting on 16-17 December, appears to have tilted the level playing field in favour of the big subsidizers, with weak disciplines and less stringent notification requirements, said people familiar with the development.

Climate : Some gains made on adaptation but gaps remain (PRIV)
(Eqram Mustaqeem, Kuala Lumpur)
At the recently concluded climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, there were some gains for developing countries on the matter of the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) with a substantive outcome.

Haiti : WFP scales up food assistance amid an escalating hunger crisis (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it is scaling-up its operations in Haiti to meet escalating food needs in the face of a hunger crisis mainly driven by violence and displacement.