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SUNS # 10152 Tuesday 28 January 2025
 
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Trade : Ministers underline significance of WTO amid moves by Trump (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Cochin)
Trade ministers and senior officials from almost two dozen countries gathering in Davos, Switzerland on 24 January reaffirmed the "significance of the WTO and the rules-based, transparent, and predictable multilateral trading system", notwithstanding the seemingly "dark clouds" enveloping the global trading system and other international institutions due to the proposed actions by the new Trump administration, said people familiar with the development.

UN : Refugee Agency assisted in 43 emergencies globally last year (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Twenty-six new emergencies were declared last year, seven at the most severe level, according to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

UN : Concerns mount over worsening violence in eastern DRC (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has expressed grave concern over the safety and security of civilians and internally displaced people (IDPs) in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as conflict further intensifies across South and North Kivu Provinces.

Note to Readers : Holiday Notice (PRIV)
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Due to a national public holiday, the SUNS will be closed on 29 and 30 January. The next issue #10153 will appear on 31 January.


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