Trade : WTO farm talks stall as chair rules out draft text for MC14 (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The chair of the World Trade Organization's Doha negotiating body on agriculture, Ambassador Ali Sarfraz Hussain of Pakistan, informed members on 23 September that he will not circulate any draft text on his own for the upcoming WTO's 14th ministerial conference (MC14), to be held in Yaounde, Cameroon, at the end of March next year.

Trade : WTO reform facilitator seeks path forward amid deep divisions (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The facilitator overseeing the reform of the World Trade Organization is expected to discuss with members on 24 September on how they can "move forward in a pragmatic and results- oriented manner" in "laying the groundwork for ministerial guidance at MC14, which is now fast approaching."

UN : Systematic torture of Ukrainian civilian detainees by Russian forces (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The Russian authorities have subjected Ukrainian civilian detainees in occupied territory to torture and ill-treatment, including sexual violence, in a widespread and systematic manner, according to the UN Human Rights Office.