Trade : US reiterates it will not engage in negotiations on trade remedies (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
The United States once again categorically stated that it was not prepared to engage in negotiations on the issue of trade remedies, including on the issues highlighted by China in its latest proposal.

Brazil : Hydropower dams invade agricultural economy (PRIV)
(IPS, Sinop)
"After being displaced for the third time," Daniel Schlindewein became an activist struggling for the rights of people affected by dams in Brazil, and is so combative that the legal authorities banned him from going near the installations of the Sinop hydroelectric dam, which is in the final stages of construction.

Peru : Searching for a doctor at 3,000 metres high (PRIV)
(IPS, Porcon)
Good healthcare can be hard to get - particularly when one lives on top of a mountain. The road to Porcon in the Cajamarca region of Peru, therefore, is as breathtaking as it is sobering.

Opinion : Inclusive electoral processes - pathway to more peaceful societies (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
The Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SDG 16) calls on UN Member States to promote responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making, and to build effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels.