WTO : China urges action to stabilize services trade, slams US tariffs (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
China has called on members of the World Trade Organization "to jointly stabilize and strengthen the global trade in services," after the United States "unilaterally imposed so-called "reciprocal tariffs" globally that have blatantly violated the fundamental WTO principles, undermined the rules-based multilateral trading system, and threatened the legitimate interests of WTO members."

UN : Surging shipping costs threatening fragile economies, warns report (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Freight rate volatility is becoming the new normal across all shipping segments, driven by continued geopolitical tensions, shifting trade policy, regulatory developments, and persistent supply and demand imbalances, according to UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

UN : Rights chief sounds alarm over South Sudan's mounting civilian deaths (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has expressed alarm at the fast-deteriorating human rights situation in South Sudan.