Here's what else is happening

• 🦎Cites showdown looms on elephant ivory and rhino horn trade bans. Namibia is set to challenge strict regulations at the global wildlife treaty meeting set to take place in Uzbekistan on 24 November, where countries will also review new proposals for species in need of protection, from striped hyena to geckos to sea cucumbers.
  Arete News (EN)
• 🫁Aid cuts jeopardise 2024’s slight global progress against tuberculosis. Last year saw a three per cent decline in deaths and a one per cent decline in new infections in comparison to the previous year. However, the drop in development aid is likely to have caused new setbacks in 2025, a new report by the World Health Organization warned.
  Health Policy Watch (EN)
• 🤝UN aid chief holds 'constructive' talks with Sudanese army leader. On Tuesday, the UN’s top humanitarian official, Tom Fletcher, met Sudanese Armed Forces leader general Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan in a push to ensure aid can be neutrally delivered across the war-torn country.
  Africa News (EN)
• 🕊️Mining interests and missed deadlines: Why Congolese see little hope in M23 peace talks. Several months since the signing of a US-brokered peace deal and a separate ceasefire between Kinshasa and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, Congolese civil society remain wary of deals they view as externally imposed and part of a long-term pattern of exploitation.
  The New Humanitarian (EN)
• 📅Ethiopia tapped to host Cop32 while venue for 2026 climate summit remains undecided. African countries have chosen Ethiopia to host the UN climate summit in 2027. While the decision is awaiting official ratification in Belém, the fate of Cop31 next year remains unclear amid a standoff between Turkey and Australia.
  ATS via Le Temps🔒 (EN)