COVID-19 : Concerns over limited resources to participate in fisheries talks (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Washington DC)
Several developing countries have highlighted their limited negotiating resources to participate fully in the Doha fisheries subsidies negotiations at the World Trade Organization, suggesting that the current Covid-19 health crisis has made it difficult for the effective participation of their capital-based officials.

Finance : Myths of soft budget constraints (PRIV)
(IPS, Berlin/Kuala Lumpur)
Berlin/Kuala Lumpur, 15 Sep (IPS/Vladimir Popov and Jomo Kwame Sundaram*) -- In recent decades, many contemporary macroeconomic and financial problems have been blamed on "soft budget constraints" (SBCs), with the term becoming quite popular in the economics lexicon, financial media and political discourse.

Q&A : The top diplomat shepherding General Assembly through its 75th year (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
The Turkish diplomat elected to be the president of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, is taking on the role as the Organization grapples with an unprecedented pandemic, and questions surrounding the future direction it should take.

UN : Re-inventing multilateral solidarity - rhetoric, or realignment of power? (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
Multilateral solidarity is gaining traction as the slogan for mobilizing support for international cooperation and for the UN.