Trade : Differences on deliverables for WTO's 12th ministerial conference (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Washington DC)
Members of the World Trade Organization on 3 May talked past each other over their respective priorities for the WTO's 12th ministerial conference (MC12) to be held later this year, with little convergence between a large majority of developing countries on the one side, and major developed countries on the other over the likely deliverables, except on fisheries subsidies, said people familiar with the development.

Trade : WTO DG acknowledges her "mistake" on JSIs (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Washington DC)
The World Trade Organization director-general Ms Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala has admitted her "mistake" by bringing the non-mandated Joint Statement Initiatives (JSIs) into an informal Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) meeting, said people familiar with the development.

Trade : WTO DG selects four deputies, denying India a slot (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Washington DC)
The World Trade Organization director-general Ms Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala on 4 May announced the four deputy directors-general from the US, the European Union, China, and Costa Rica, denying India a slot that New Delhi sought in the run-up to the selection process, said people familiar with the development.

United Nations : COVID-19 continues to show the fragility of food security (PRIV)
(IPS, Rome)
More than a year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, food and nutrition security continues to show its fragility.