Trade : Members sharply divided on WTO reform, fisheries subsidies & JSIs (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Members of the World Trade Organization remain sharply polarized in their respective narratives on the structure, scope, and objectives of the proposed WTO reforms, disciplines for curbing fisheries subsidies, and the legal status of the informal Joint Statement Initiatives (JSIs), trade envoys told the SUNS.

UN : Money laundering - the darker side of world's offshore financial system (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
A sign outside a laundry in New York city had a frivolously flippant slogan: "We launder dirty clothes, not dirty money."

Cuba : Prioritizes sustainable water management in face of climate challenges (PRIV)
(IPS, Havana)
With the construction of aqueducts, water purification and desalination plants, and investments to upgrade hydraulic infrastructure, Cuba is seeking to manage the impacts of droughts and floods that are intensifying with climate change.