Trade: US told to de-link its AB concerns from selection process (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
A large number of WTO Members have made clear to the United States that no linkage should be made between its concerns regarding the WTO Appellate Body (AB) and the launching of the selection process for new AB members.

United Nations: "We are a world in pieces" (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
I am here in a spirit of gratitude and humility for the trust you have placed in me to serve the world's peoples. "We the peoples", and our United Nations, face grave challenges.

Opinion: President Trump at the UN - a reaction (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
On September 18 and 19, US President Donald Trump addressed world leaders at the opening of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly in New York.

Central African Republic: Civilians "direct targets" as conflict spreads (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
Rape, torture, pillage, murder and forced displacement by the Union for Peace in Central Africa (UPC) rebel forces are the new horrifying realities faced by communities in Basse- Kotto, Central African Republic, according to the prominent London-based human rights group Amnesty International.