Trade : G20 meet issues Jaipur Call on MSMEs, document digitization, GVCs (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Jaipur)
Notwithstanding the lack of consensus on issuing any communique at the end of the G20 Trade and Investment Ministeri al Meeting (TIMM) in Jaipur, India on 25 August, the Indian commerce minister, Mr Piyush Goyal, claimed some successes from the two-day event, particularly t he so-called Jaipur Call for Action for enhancing MSMEs' (micro, small, and medium enterprises) access to information and the "High Level Principles on Digitalization of Trade Documents", said people familiar with the developme nt.

UN : A plea for a UN summit on the global food crisis (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
A coalition of civil society organiza tions (CSOs), including climate activists, anti-poverty campaigners and celebrity chefs, are among those calling for an emergency meeting of world leaders on the gl obal food crisis during the UN General Assembly (UNGA) sessions in New York next month.

Opinion : UN must reclaim multilateral governance from pretenders (PRIV)
(IPS, Kuala Lumpur)
International governance arrangements are in trouble.

Note to Readers : Holiday Notice (PRIV)
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Due to the National Day holiday, the SUNS will be closed on 31 August. The next issue #9845 will appear on 1 September.