WTO : Is "development package" for MC14 development-oriented? (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Attempts to put together a "development package" for the World Trade Organization's 14th ministerial conference (MC14) in Cameroon next year could give a short shrift to the real longstanding developmental issues that remain unaddressed since 2001, said people familiar with the development.

UN : Full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine reaches "sombre milestone" (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
In the nearly three years since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the country's people have endured continuous attacks, psychological terror, displacement and hardship, according to Matthias Schmale, United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine.

UN : Urgent appeal launched as alarming crisis in DRC impacts Burundi (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has appealed for $40.4 million to address the worsening humanitarian situation and mass displacement caused by renewed fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).