Workers offload aid supplies from World ealth Organization and UAEAID from a lane in Port Sudan 5 May 5 2023. Keystone/AFP/Giuseppe Cacace)

☾How a US ally uses aid as a cover in war. A hospital run by the Emirates Red Crescent in Chad has been used to smuggle in weapons for the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, a New York Times investigation reveals. The federation has been looking into the incident since seeing the media reports.

📞Why media requests to UN missions hit dead ends. Most state permanent missions to the UN in New York neglect their relation to the press, with journalists’ calls constantly unanswered and email requests ignored, according to a detailed investigation by our colleagues at PassBlue.

🇷🇺UN expert says prisoners sent by Russia to fight in Ukraine are committing crimes when they return. Appointed by the Human Rights Council to monitor abuses within Russia, Mariana Katzarova warned the country has seen a spike in violence against women and girls, as convicted criminals who have been pardoned or had their sentences reduced in exchange for fighting return home.

🚗WTO to examine China’s complaint over US electric vehicle subsidies. After blocking a first request in July, the trade body finally agreed to establish a dispute panel to review Beijing's claim that the US landmark Inflation Reduction Act is discriminates against Chinese products.