Trade : Trump Climate NO makes MC11 developmental outcomes unlikely (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The developing and least-developed countries are unlikely to secure "developmental" outcomes as mandated in the Doha Work Program (DWP) at the World Trade Organization's eleventh ministerial meeting in Buenos Aires in December, after the Trump administration withdrew from the Paris Climate accord and continued to remain non-committal on multilateral trade initiatives, sources told SUNS.

Rights : Canada urged to step up efforts to address business-related abuses (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
The United Nations Working Group on business and human rights has urged the Canadian government as well as the business sector to step up their efforts in addressing the adverse human rights impacts of their business activities, both at home and abroad, in particular in the extractives sector and other industries.

Finance : Why do international financial crises happen? (PRIV)
(Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Kuala Lumpur)
International currency and financial crises have become more frequent since the 1990s, and with good reason.

Development : The "water-employment-migration" explosive nexus (PRIV)
(IPS, Rome)
Water - everybody talks about it, warns against its growing scarcity, excessive waste, the impact of climate change, the frequent severe droughts and so on.