WTO: China exposes "misleading" US narrative on "reciprocal tariffs" (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
China on 13 June seemingly exposed the "double standards" adopted by the Trump administration on the huge surpluses that the United States has amassed in the global trade in services, inveighing against Washington's "unilateral reciprocal tariffs" while seeking to accelerate the stalled Doha services negotiations at the World Trade Organization, said people familiar with the development.

UN: Climate talks take place amidst world in turmoil (PRIV)
(Prerna Bomzan and Meena Raman, Bonn)
The 62nd sessions of the UNFCCC's Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) are convening in Bonn, Germany, from 16 to 26 June 2025, presided over by SBI Chair Julia Gardiner (Australia) and SBSTA Chair Adonia Ayebare (Uganda).

UN: Human Rights Council's 59th session gets underway from 16 June (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The 59th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council gets underway in Geneva from 16 June to 9 July 2025.