WHO : North opposes CBDR inclusion in new pandemic instrument (PRIV)
(Nithin Ramakrishnan, Geneva)
Developed countries have opposed the inclusion of the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR) in the working draft for a new pandemic instrument being negotiated at the World Health Organization.

Latin America : Fear returns to Argentina, once again on the brink (PRIV)
(IPS, Buenos Aires)
Dario is a locksmith in Flores, a traditional middle-class neighborhood in the Argentine capital, who will have to stop working in the next few days.

Zimbabwe : Unsung living HIV/AIDS hero spreads message of hope (PRIV)
(IPS, Chitungwiza)
In 2001, when Reki Jimu was 30 years old, his wife died aged 27.