WTO : DG calls for agriculture outcome at MC14, remains silent on US tariffs (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The World Trade Organization's Director-General, Ms Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on 1 April told members that they are living in "a very uncertain and very difficult time", while underscoring the need for an outcome in the stalled Doha agriculture negotiations at the WTO's upcoming 14th ministerial conference (MC14) in Cameroon in March next year, as it "will have tremendous impact on the outside world."

FAO : Proposals to amend plant treaty open door to corporate control, biopiracy? (PRIV)
(TWN, Rome)
A proposal to expand the crop coverage of a global treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture has raised concerns.

UN : Health of nearly 13 million displaced people at risk due to funding cuts (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warned last week that without adequate resources, an estimated 12.8 million displaced people, including 6.3 million children, could be left without life-saving health interventions in 2025.