Trade : Several countries join China to condemn US unilateral tariffs at WTO (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
China severely criticized the United States at the World Trade Organization's General Council meeting on 18 February, condemning Washington's imposition of "tariffs on its trading partners, including China, unilaterally and arbitrarily, blatantly violating [the] WTO rules", a charge that was apparently echoed by the European Union and several other countries, said people familiar with the development.

UN : Entrenched impunity fuelling gross violations in Sudan, says report (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Entrenched impunity is fuelling gross human rights violations and abuses in Sudan as fighting spreads to more parts of the country and involves additional armed actors, according to the United Nations Human Rights Office.

UN : Concerns mount over sharply deteriorating situation in eastern DRC (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
"The situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is deteriorating sharply, resulting in serious human rights violations and abuses, such as summary executions, including of children, and conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence," according to Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.