Trade : South reject moves to curtail policy space to pursue industrialisation (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Trade ministers and senior officials of South Africa, India, and the Group of 90 countries rejected on Thursday in Paris attempts by developed countries to curtail "policy space" for developing countries to pursue their autonomous industrial development.

United Nations : UK austerity policies causing great pain and misery (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
The policies of austerity introduced by the government of the United Kingdom back in 2010 continue largely unabated, despite the tragic social consequences, with 14 million people living in poverty, rising homelessness and falling life expectancy for certain groups.

United Nations : The UN has failed civilians (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
Despite the United Nations Security Council's task of protecting civilians, millions around the world are still being displaced and killed with little to no accountability for perpetrators.