United Nations : Global trade to fall by 7% to 9% in 2020, says UNCTAD (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
Global trade is expected to fall by 7 per cent to 9 per cent in 2020, despite signs of a marginal rebound in the third quarter, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has said.

Trade : LDCs call for extension of transition period to implement TRIPS (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Washington DC)
In their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the poorest countries have called for an extension of the transition period for 12 years, starting from 1 July 2021, to implement the World Trade Organization's TRIPS Agreement.

COVID-19 : Enhanced social protection an opportunity Asia-Pacific must grasp (PRIV)
(IPS, Bangkok)
Bangkok, 20 Oct (IPS/Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana and Chihoko Asada Miyakawa*) -- In the fight against COVID-19, success has so far been defined by responses in Asia and the Pacific.

United Nations : Food security bursts onto the global agenda (PRIV)
(IPS, Rome)
The month of October 2020 will be recalled as one of the most important moments in raising awareness about world food security, whether in the global debate or in the search for possible concrete solutions.