Trade : US rejects Chinese proposal on trade remedy measures (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
A proposal by China for advancing the negotiations aimed at further clarifying and strengthening the rules on anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) measures was rejected outright by the United States at an informal meeting of the WTO Negotiating Group on Rules on Wednesday.

United Nations : A UN of the future to effectively serve all Member States (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
Through a series of recent global agreements on sustainable development, climate change, sustaining peace, disaster risk reduction, and financing for development, Member States have provided a broad vision of the future they want.

Brazil : Large landowners jeopardise indigenous revival (PRIV)
(IPS, Rio de Janeiro)
The attack with guns and machetes that left at least 10 Gamela indigenous people wounded, in the northeastern state of Maranhao, highlighted the growing threats against the resurgence and survival of native people in Brazil.

Note to Readers : Holiday Notice (PRIV)
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Due to the Pentecost holiday in Europe, the next issue SUNS #8475 will appear on 6 June.