Climate : Deadlock at Transitional Committee meet over Loss & Damage Fund (PRIV)
(Radhika Chatterjee, Aswan)
Members of the UNFCCC's Transitional Committee (TC) for addressing the Loss and Damage Fund (LDF) and funding arrangements (FA) are in Aswan, Egypt for its fourth, and possi bly last meeting.

Rights : UN experts condemn violence against civilians in Israel and Gaza (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
A group of United Nations human rights expe rts on 19 October "unequivocally condemned" the targeting of and violence again st civilians in both Israel and Gaza during the current crisis in the region.

Opinion : In Gaza, civilians have no escape from bombs and missiles (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
The humanitarian situation in and around the Gaza Strip - which continues to unfold as we speak - can only be described as an utter catastrophe.

Australia : Growing appetite for nutrient-rich native indigenous foods (PRIV)
(IPS, Sydney)
Growing up in Sydney, Kalkani Choolburr a, a Girramay, Kuku Yalanji, Kalkadoon and Pitta Pitta woman from Far North Queensland, would frequently travel with her family up and down Australia's eastern seaboard.