WTO : DG remains upbeat on MC13, promotes GPA for "green" procurement (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The World Trade Organization's Director-General Ms Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says that she is "excited" about th e upcoming WTO's 13th ministerial conference (MC13), to be held in Abu Dhabi in February 2024, while acknowledging that the road to MC13 is "full of pothol es".

UN : Human rights in Afghanistan in a "state of collapse", says rights chief (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
"Human rights in Afghanistan are in a state of collapse, acutely affecting the lives of millions of women, men, girls and boys," Mr Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has warned.

Opinion : Safe, regular & orderly migration for inclusion & sustainability (PRIV)
(IPS, Bangkok)
In Asi a and the Pacific, migration is again on the rise. In 2020, almost 109 millio n people lived in a country other than that of their birth.