UN : Economic cost of Israeli occupation in Gaza amounts to $16.7 billion (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
The cumulative economic cost of the Israeli occupation in Gaza on account of prolonged closure and economic and movement restrictions as well as military operations during the period from 2007-2018 is estimated at $16.7 billion, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has said.

Trade : Attempts at reverse S&DT to industrial-scale fishing subsidizers (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Attempts to provide reverse special and differential treatment (S&DT) to countries engaged in industrial-scale fishing while denying effective S&DT to hundreds of millions of artisanal fishermen in developing countries in the proposed agreement on fisheries subsidies apparently came under intense scrutiny on 25 November, negotiators told the SUNS.

UN : A potential weapon kills over 1.5 million - without a single shot being fired (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
The world's major military powers exercise their dominance largely because of their massive weapons arsenals, including sophisticated fighter planes, drones, ballistic missiles, warships, battle tanks, heavy artillery - and nuclear weapons of mass destruction (WMDs).