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SUNS # 10147 Tuesday  21 January 2025

 
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WTO: Retreat on S&DT differentiation to appease Trump administration? (PRIV)
 (D. Ravi Kanth, Cochin)
 The members of the World Trade Organization on 16 January held a day-long retreat on "development" at the Hilton Hotel in Geneva ostensibly to discuss ideas proposed by the chair of the WTO's General Council, including on operationalizing "differentiation" among developing countries for availing of special and differential treatment (S&DT), said people familiar with the development.

UN: Viet Nam set to host UNCTAD-16 in October 2025. (PRIV)
 (Kanaga Raja, Penang)
 The sixteenth session of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD-16) will take place in Viet Nam in October 2025 under the theme "Shaping the future: Driving economic transformation for equitable, inclusive and sustainable development".

UN: Sudan conflict becoming more deadly for civilians, warns rights chief (PRIV)
 (Kanaga Raja, Penang)
 The conflict in Sudan is taking an even more dangerous turn for civilians, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned on 17 January.

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