Trade : PSH must cover all DCs, not country-specific (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The G33 farm coalition led by Indonesia has called for a permanent solution for public stockholding programs to address the concerns of all developing countries, instead of any one country-specific solution, at the World Trade Organization's eleventh ministerial meeting (MC11) in Buenos Aires later this year, trade envoys told SUNS.

Rights : ESCWA head resigns over report accusing Israel of "apartheid" (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
The head of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) resigned on Friday over a report that the agency published two days earlier that had accused Israel of imposing an "apartheid regime" on the Palestinian people.

Rights : "Religious discrimination, fanaticism and xenophobia have worsened" (PRIV)
(IPS, Rome/Geneva)
Religious discrimination, fanaticism and xenophobia have worsened in several countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and North America, thus there is a need for alternatives to identify a common strategy to address these challenges, a Geneva-based think tank promoting global dialogue stated.

Rights : "The struggle continues" for human right to peace, inclusion of women (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
UN officials and activists gathered to discuss the essential relationships between sustainable peace and gender equality during a two-week-long UN meeting, beginning March 13.

Africa : Transformation of the Kenya-Ethiopia border region (PRIV)
(IPS, Nairobi)
Consider this. The communities around the Kenya- Ethiopia border in Moyale-Borona area have long been associated with internecine violence, extreme poverty, and environmental stress.

Opinion : A structural theory of aging (PRIV)
(IPS, Alicante)
Wikipedia has much to offer under "aging". Highly recommended are the 10 points by the world's oldest living man, 114, Walter Breuning.