WTO : African Group calls for fundamental reform of subsidy rules (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The African Group has called for major reforms in the World Trade Organization's rules governing subsidies and countervailing measures so as to enable the developing countries to re-bala nce the "trade rules to promote industrialization and to address emerging challenge s such as climate change, the concentration of production and digital industrializ ation."

Latin America : Menstrual hygiene un-affordable for poor girls & women (PRIV)
(IPS, Caracas)
Menstrual hygiene management is elusive for millions of poor women and girls in Latin America, who suffer because their living conditions make it difficult or impossible for them to access resources and services that could make menstruation a simple normal part of life.

Opinion : Are countries ready for AI? (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
New York, May (IPS/Yasmine Hamdar, Keyzom Ngodun Massally & Gayan Peiris*) -- From ChatGPT to deep-fakes, the topic of artificial intelligenc e (AI) has recently been making headlines.