Trade : Members remain divided on how to reform the WTO (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Members of the World Trade Organization on 6 October held fast to their entrenched positions on how to reform the global trade body, with the United States insisting that its stance on several key reform issues has not changed and that it continues to see members sidestepping the fundamental matters, without elaborating on them, said people familiar with the development.

UN : HRC establishes mechanism to address rights violations in Afghanistan (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) on 6 October established a new ongoing independent mechanism to investigate violations and abuses of human rights in Afghanistan.

UN : WFP slashes food aid in Somalia amid severe funding shortfall (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that millions in Somalia are at risk of worsening hunger and malnutrition as critical funding shortfalls have forced the agency to reduce by over two-thirds the number of people it supports with lifesaving emergency food assistance.