WTO : DG warns on fall in global trade, trade war due to US reciprocal tariffs (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
China, the European Union, Australia, and Brazil among others on 3 April said that they are being forced to impose retaliatory countermeasures against American goods and services due to the reciprocal tariffs announced by United States President Donald Trump on 2 April, a development that has seemingly caused the "biggest systemic shock" to the global trading system.

UN : IOM urgently seeks $17.3 million for earthquake-stricken Myanmar (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) on 3 April appealed for USD 17.3 million to respond to the devastating earthquake that struck Myanmar on 28 March, leaving hundreds of thousands of people in critical need of humanitarian assistance.

UN : Tens of millions at risk of starvation as funding crisis spirals, says WFP (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned last week that 58 million people risk losing life-saving assistance in the agency's 28 most critical crisis response operations unless new funding is received urgently.