Trade : EU paper on trade & environment dismisses Brussels initiatives at WTO (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
A policy brief commissioned by the European Union has argued that Brussels' move to reassign "new environmental topics" to the World Trade Organization may prove "counterproductive", cautioning the EU and the United States as well as their allies that the "WTO should not be perceived as an institution capable of solving important non-trade problems."

UN : Global labour market outlook deteriorates as pandemic persists (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
The International Labour Organization has projected that total hours worked globally in 2022 will remain almost two per cent below their pre-pandemic level, corresponding to a deficit of 52 million full-time equivalent jobs (assuming a 48-hour working week).

Africa : Adolescents left behind in global AIDS response, say experts (PRIV)
(IPS, Nairobi)
The ominous warning came in 2019 through an anonymous message on her mobile phone to stay away from a man she met on social media.