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Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Chief economist Maury Obstfeld from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said his organization hopes that countries can work cooperatively to reduce excess imbalances in trade, savings and investment. IMF

Three years after fleeing Syria,18-year-old Numeir, who was scared he would be conscripted into the army, finally reunited with his family in Germany. UNHCR

A UN Spokesperson told reporters that the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) welcomed recent actions taken by several European countries to collectively end a standoff on the Mediterranean where some 450 refugees and migrants had been stranded at sea amid a battle over disembarkation. UNIFEED

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Weak Institutions, gender inequality creating environment ripe for extremism in Africa, Deputy Secretary-General tells Security Council at 8306th meeting.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

A World Meteorological Organization (WMO) spokesperson said today that though Japan is “one of the best prepared countries in the world” for disaster response, the magnitude of the destruction of the recent flood and landslides indicates how extreme and heavy the rainfall was. UNTV CH

Security Council seeks to strengthen protections for children in armed conflict, unanimously adopting Resolution 2427 (2018) at 8305th meeting.

Security Council seeks to strengthen protections for children in armed conflict, unanimously adopting Resolution 2427 (2018) at 8305th meeting.