WIPO : North-South divide deepens in CDIP over project proposals (PRIV)
(Sreenath Namboodiri, Geneva)
During the second and third days of the 36th session of the World Intellectual Property Organization's Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP), fault-lines between developed and developing countries became increasingly pronounced.

UN : Global food prices rise in April amid energy shock, Mideast conflict (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
World food commodity prices climbed for a third consecutive month in April, driven by persistently high energy costs and ongoing disruptions linked to the conflict in the Near East, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

UN : Ample stocks support cereal markets despite emerging uncertainties (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has raised its 2025 production forecast for most major cereals, reinforcing expectations of a broadly favourable global supply outlook for the 2025/26 season.