Good morning, today we’re covering the rescheduling of the World Trade Organization’s big gathering for June, after being delayed three times. Plus, the UN secretary general slams Russia’s action against Ukraine and wildfires are set to worsen as global temperatures rise.

24.02.2022

On our radar

The WTO will hold its ministerial meeting in June. (Credit: Benoît Prieur/Wikimedia Commons)

📆 Trade meeting back on the agenda. WTO member states have agreed to meet in the third week of June, after a four year gap. Postponed three times in a row due to the pandemic, the annual meeting is expected to break through major deadlocks surrounding key negotiations to end harmful fisheries subsidies and to waive intellectual property rights for vaccines and other Covid-related treatments.

Reuters (EN)

Here's what else is happening

🔥Wildfires likely to increase by a third by 2050 as climate change continues to accelerate, a report by UNEP warns.
The Guardian (EN)
⏩ Exclusive: United States fast tracks proposal to change WHO rules on international health emergency response.
Health Policy Watch (EN)
🇷🇺 UN chief António Guterres deepens criticism of Russia for violating Ukraine’s sovereign territory and rejects claim that Russian troops are peacekeepers.
New York Times (EN)
🏛️The Palais des Nations: a nostalgic brick and mortar journey. Photographer Mark Henley ponders on the ongoing renovation of the UN headquarters in Geneva.
Swissinfo (EN)
💉WHO creates global training centre to help spread vaccine technology to poorer nations.
ABC News (EN)

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