WTO : Chair urges members to restart stalled Doha services negotiations (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The chair of the Doha services negotiations at the World Trade Organization has suggested how the stalled negotiations could be rejuvenated, despite the continued headwinds facing the global trade body and the multilateral trading system, which appear "to lie in ruins" due to the Trump administration's continued assault on global trade, said people familiar with the development.

UN : $29 billion appeal unveiled amid "cruel math" of brutal funding cuts (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
In the wake of the deepest funding cuts ever to hit the international humanitarian sector, the United Nations and its humanitarian partners on 16 June launched a "hyper-prioritized" global appeal for US$29 billion, aimed at helping 114 million people facing life-threatening needs across the world.

UN : UNHCR announces deep staff cuts amid major decline in funding (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on 16 June announced that it is reducing the overall scale of its operations, including cutting its global staffing costs by around 30 percent, due to significant funding shortfalls.