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SUNS # 9244 Tuesday 1 December 2020
 
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Trade : Concerns over Chair's questions on structure of S&DT in fisheries (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The developing countries have appeared to express alarm over the questions posed by the chair of the Doha Rules negotiating body on how special and differential treatment (S&DT) needs to be structured to address the sustainability objective of the fisheries subsidies negotiations, as the questions seem to benefit the developed countries that continue to engage in industrial-scale fishing, negotiators told the SUNS.

Q&A : Vote with your fork for a world free from hunger (PRIV)
(IPS, Bulawayo)
A world free from hunger is possible but only if we change how we grow and eat food.

Africa : Should be at forefront of global response to COVID-19 (PRIV)
(IPS, Johannesburg)
As COVID-19 swept across the globe, one thing became clear: a well-functioning, well-resourced, agile and resilient health system can mean the difference between life and death.

COVID-19 : Women empowerment through remote learning (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
This year, the world commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Instead of celebration, however, its progress has been impeded by COVID-19.


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