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Hello, this is Kasmira. China faced a tough crowd yesterday at the World Trade Organization, where nearly 70 countries waited to share their statements on the country's controversial trade policies. The United States was seventh in line but ranked top for the harshest rebuke.

Meanwhile, UN agencies and aid groups are being urged to return to Sudan, where more than half of the war-ravaged population face acute food insecurity.

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Kasmira Jefford

18.07.2024


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The WTO’s trade policy review board on the first day of China’s trade policy review, a routine check-up to ensure members are playing by the rules. (World Trade Organization)

🇨🇳Western countries reprimand China for abusing its economic clout. The United States accused China of using “predatory” industrial policies that undermined the global trading system, at a review of its trade practices by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday.

Geneva Solutions (EN)

🔙MSF calls on UN, aid groups to 'come back to Sudan'. Médecins Sans Frontières chief Christos Christou said aid groups need to return amid ongoing fighting in the country, which has left a third of women and children wounded.

AFP via RFI (EN)

👩New blood for resumed pandemic agreement negotiations. Anne-Claire Amprou, France’s global health ambassador, replaces Roland Driece of the Netherlands as co-chair of the World Health Organization’s talks, recently extended for another year.

Health Policy Watch (EN)

💣Armed conflict and climate risks contribute to weaken people’s ability to cope, says ICRC report. The study, carried out in Mali, Syria and the Central African Republic, found that conflicts reduce communities’ ability to engage in long-term efforts to adapt to climate and environmental crises.

Down to Earth (EN)

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