A cholera patient receives treatment at a medical centre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 16 October 2025, as the country grapples with a new outbreak that has killed at least 17 people since mid-September. (Keystone/EPA/Mentor David Lorens)

🦠Opinion: Cholera is spreading fast, yet it can be stopped. Why haven’t we consigned it to history? World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Zambia's president Hakainde Hichilema say the world has the answers for stopping the ancient disease – expand vaccine production and invest in water and sanitation. But it requires political will.

⛏️Cop30 could confront 'glaring gap' in clean energy agenda: mining. Diplomats are mulling whether to discuss the rush for critical minerals at upcomming climate talks, possibly marking a first amid growing concern over the negative impacts on the environment. Brazil’s Cop30 presidency promised to prioritise an agreement with “concrete outcomes” on a just transition framework.

🕊️Hiba Qasas: 'Peace plan for Gaza will fail if the Palestinian people are not involved'. The head of Principles for Peace welcomed Donald Trump's peace scheme, which she said included many of her organisation's recommendations, while cautioning against the exclusion of Palestinians.

🚧Israel continues to weaponise humanitarian aid to Gaza: MSF. An official from the medical charity warned that aid was still being restricted and cases of malnutrition continued to be diagnosed since the ceasefire agreed in Gaza a little over a week ago.

❌ICYMI: US blocks WTO proposal to fill Appellate Body vacancies for 91st time, says trade official. Washington declined a proposal backed by 130 member states of the trade body to begin the selection process at a standstill since 2019.

In yesterday’s lookahead, we featured a dialogue organised by the NGO Refugees SEAT with several candidates vying for the UN refugee chief role. The event is taking place on Friday, 31 October, from 3:30 pm to 7 pm, and not on 30 October as we had indicated.

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