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The panellists of a session in WTO public forum agreed that the failures of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) cannot dominate the whole multilateral trading system, and that they should not imply that multilateralism is dead.

The main purpose of a session in WTO public forum was to gain a better understanding of the linkages between food security and trade in services. The overarching sentiment of all the speakers was that this link was of primary importance, particularly in relation to developing countries. However, it was an area that had not yet received much attention.

How conflict and the resulting instable environment affect trade in fragile states was the main theme of a session in WTO public forum, which concluded that both businesses and the WTO could help foster trade opportunities and economic recovery.

A session in WTO public forum mainly dealt with the views of business circles on the multilateral trading system as it is today and their thoughts on what challenges the WTO should address in the future.

New York: Developing countries, with United Nations help, can lead the world in forging the changes needed to tackle the four major challenges facing the globe – on food, energy, resources and climate – with an integrated approach to all four, Guyana has told the General Assembly.

New Delhi: Mansur Ali Khan, well know as the Nawab of Pataudi, one of the greatest cricket captains the country has produced, passed away on Thursday after battling with a lung infection which was diagnosed about three months back.

New York: The United Nations educational agency has embarked on a new partnership to train thousands of school principals, beginning in Kenya, Ghana and India, that has the potential to benefit up to 10 million children in the future.

New York: An independent United Nations human rights expert today called on Member States to recognize “the reality of Palestinian statehood,” and urged Israel to listen to the will of the millions of people who have suffered under its occupation.

New York: The accident at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant earlier this year highlights the need to strengthen nuclear safety and security, top United Nations officials said today at a meeting convened to rally political support and advance concrete action.

The communal situation across India remained under control during the calendar year ending 2010, according to official sources in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. Yet, 658 communal incidents took place in the country during 2010 in which 111 persons lost their lives and 1,971 persons were injured. During the corresponding period in 2009, there were 791 communal incidents in the country in which 119 persons were killed and 2,342 persons were injured.