Trade : EU, US poised for combined assault on China's trade policies (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The European Union and the United States seem to be ganging up against China for a combined assault on Beijing's tra de policies, after closing ranks on some bilateral issues, according to people familiar with the development.

Climate : Developing countries oppose renegotiation of Paris Agreement (PRIV)
(Prerna Bomzan and Meena Raman, Bangkok)
Developing countries strongly opposed attempts to renegotiate the Paris Agreement (PA) at the re cently concluded climate talks in Bangkok, given attempts by developed countries t o block references to differentiation between developed and developing countr ies in the negotiating text being drafted to implement the PA under the PA Work Programme (PAWP).

United Nations : Culture of peace embedded in every word on the UN Charter (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
As we open this Forum, I will mak e three main points. First, I want to ask: what does a culture of peace actua lly mean?

Climate : Four-year drought forces Cuba to find ways to build resilience (PRIV)
(IPS, Havana)
Eastern Cuba has suffered drought sinc e time immemorial. But the western and central regions of the island used to be almost free of the phenomenon, until the latest drought that plagued this c ountry between 2014 and 2017.