Trade : Switzerland to host mini-ministerial on WTO's priorities for 2022. (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Switzerland is planning to convene a virtual mini-ministerial meeting on 21 January to discuss what members of the World Trade Organization can do to deliver on the possible outcomes this year as well as on the WTO's future work program, said people familiar with the development.

WHO : Proposed standing committee on health emergency raises concerns (PRIV)
(Nithin Ramakrishnnan and K M Gopakumar, Kochi/New Delhi)
The Austrian proposal for the establishment of a Standing Committee on Pandemic and Emergency Preparedness and Response (SCPPR) consisting of select members of the WHO Executive Board (EB) raises concerns on health emergency governance.

Rwanda : Trafficked woman's story a warning to other vulnerable job seekers (PRIV)
(IPS, Kigali)
When Kamikazi * from Gisagara, a district in Southern Rwanda, was forced to quit her job due to COVID-19 last year, she desperately sought other employment.