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🇺🇳UN chief outlines ‘painful’ survival plan for world body. Briefing member states in New York on Monday, António Guterres said certain key departments, like political and peacekeeping affairs, could see a 20 per cent reduction in staff.
Devex (EN)
🇮🇳India considers counter duties on US products, notice to WTO shows. New Delhi is weighing up the move after Washington imposed 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.
Reuters (EN)
🥖Food security experts warn Gaza at ‘critical risk of famine’ amid Israeli blockade. A report by a UN-backed consortium found there had been a “major deterioration” in the food security situation since its last assessment in October.
The Guardian (EN)
🚢World trade chief says global free trade is in ‘crisis’ while on visit to Japan. Her comments came while meeting with Japanese prime minister Shigaru Ishiba during a three-day visit to the country aimed at strengthening cooperation with the World Trade Organization.
Associated Press (EN)
🍄‍🟫Dangerous microscopic fungi are everywhere. Here’s how to recognise and avoid them. In this radio interview, an expert from the Geneva-based Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative talks about the hidden health risks of fungi – some even within the seemingly safe confines of the home.
RTS (FR)

Good morning, this is Michelle. A UN survey uncovers the magnitude of the impact of countries’ decisions to cut back on foreign aid spending, particularly from the United States, on women’s rights organisations, many of which risk vanishing in the next six months.