WHO : US pushes onerous IHR obligations on developing countries (PRIV)
(Nithin Ramakrishnan and K M Gopakumar, Geneva)
The United States (US) is pushing onerous obligations on developing countries through its proposals to amend the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005.

UNSC : India, Russia vote against linking climate change with security issues (PRIV)
(Indrajit Bose, New Delhi)
India on 13 December voted against a UN Security Council (UNSC) draft resolution that linked climate change with global security challenges, saying that when it comes to climate action and climate justice, the UN Security Council is not the place to discuss either issue.

Nigeria : Cool scheme to reduce food waste (PRIV)
(IPS, Bulawayo)
Food spoilage forced smallholder farmers out of pocket and out of business - until an entrepreneur came up with a cool idea.