WTO : US indifferent to DG's idea for an "Eminent Group" on WTO reform (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The World Trade Organization's Director-General, Ms Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, has floated the idea of "a Member-nominated Eminent Group of politically aware persons to think with Ministers and the General Council of solutions to the challenges" pertaining to how the organization needs to be reformed, on grounds that "a large number of reform issues require political will to solve them."

Myanmar : UN report maps pathway to fulfil aspirations for peace, democracy (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
In the face of years of suffering and abuse, the vast majority of the people in Myanmar have remained united in their defiance of military authoritarianism and violence, a report by the United Nations Human Rights Office has found.

UN : Sudan crisis deepens amid ongoing displacement, rising health threats (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The crisis in Sudan is deepening, as sustained fighting, ongoing displacement and rising health emergencies continue to fuel humanitarian needs, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).