- Ministers were frantically haggling through the night into Thursday at the World Trade Organization in a bid to salvage deals...
The global trade body'S members added on an extra fifth day of talks to try to break the deadlock gripping the WTO headquarters in Geneva
Ministers at WTO meeting are also discussing the possibility of imposing a temporary waiver on Covid-19 vaccine patents
- Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro met Wednesday with Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in the gas-rich Gulf nation, his fifth...
The talks focused in particular on "energy, the economy, investment, agriculture and tourism."
Maduro visited Iran at the weekend where he signed a 20-year cooperation agreement with the Islamic republic
- In many areas, men in power have actively worked to exclude women, said Guterres, citing Afghanistan, where "nearly 20 million...
According to Guterres, less female representation in peace negotiation from Ukraine to Afghanistan shows that "patriarchy is failing us"
He underlined the impact of what he termed "the recent shift away from inclusive politics," saying it "shows once again that misogyny and authoritarianism are mutually reinforcing
- Turkey is ready to host a four-way meeting with the United Nations, Russia, and Ukraine to organize the export of...
Millions of tons of wheat are currently stuck in Ukrainian ports, either blockaded or occupied by Russian forces, and vessels face the danger of mines
The UN Secretary-General's spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Ankara had an important role in resolving the situation which has raised the prospect of worldwide food shortages
- Up to three million workers could observe the strike, shuttering 159 state agencies and public companies and bringing public transport,...
Up to 3 million workers could observe the strike, shuttering 159 state agencies, public companies and bringing public transport to a halt
In a statement on Wednesday, the UGTT union said workers would hold this strike to defend their economic and social rights
- Qatar Chamber and the Jordanian Ministry of Labor discussed Tuesday ways to enhance bilateral relations and the private sector's role...
Qatar Chamber First Vice-Chairman Mohamed bin Twar Al Kuwari met with Jordanian Minister Nayef Stetieh.
Jordanian Minister of Labor Nayef Stetieh pointed to the Qatari initiative to employ 20,000 Jordanians in Qatar.
- The World Trade Organization's ministerial conference will run over into a fifth day on Thursday in the hope of striking...
The global trade body only takes decisions by consensus and its 164 members all need to agree if anything is to get passed.
India all but sank the WTO's bid to net a long-sought deal on curbing harmful fishing subsidies late Tuesday, insisting it would not sign up without a 25-year exemption.
- Dozens of aid groups Tuesday urged the United Nations Security Council to renew a resolution allowing aid deliveries to millions...
Russia, an ally of the government in Damascus, has threatened to use its Security Council veto power to block the resolution's renewal
Russia has argued aid can instead transit via Damascus-controlled parts of the country across conflict lines
- Four out of five children in Gaza suffer from emotional distress, Save the Children said Wednesday, 15 years after Israel...
In a report called "Trapped", Britain-based Save the Children said the mental health of Gazan children has continued to deteriorate
Since 2018, the number reporting symptoms of "depression, grief, and fear," had risen from 55 percent to 80 percent, the report said





















