Trade : Panel set to examine Chinese duties on Australian barley (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
The WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 28 May agreed to establish a dispute panel, at the request of Australia, to examine anti-dumping and countervailing duties imposed by China on imports of barley from Australia.

Climate : UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies meet in virtual format (PRIV)
(Meena Raman, Penang)
The first sessional meetings of the Subsidiary Bodies (SBs) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place in a virtual format from 31 May to 17 June 2021.

Kenya : The peacekeeper championing ideals of women, peace & security (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
Major Steplyne Buyaki Nyaboga of Kenya singles out the establishment of gender-responsive military patrols in farming communities in Central Darfur, Sudan as one of the proudest moments of her two-year mission with the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation (UNAMID).