Trade : Trump's Greenland gambit - from Nobel snub to tariff threats (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Amid efforts to avert a likely trade war over Greenland - one that risks straining the fragile trans-Atlantic alliance - United States President Donald Trump on 19 January introduced a new dimension to his push for Arctic territory, suggesting that he is no longer acting "purely of Peace" after being denied the Nobel Peace Prize last year.

UN : UNHCR warns of rising displacement amid severe funding cuts (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Despite severe funding cuts, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) responded last year to both new emergencies as well as worsening long-term crises that displaced millions worldwide.

South Sudan : Renewed clashes in Jonglei intensify humanitarian crisis (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Renewed fighting in Jonglei State over the past week has sharply worsened South Sudan's already dire humanitarian crisis, marked by food insecurity, disease outbreaks and the impact of catastrophic floods, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).