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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.

In a small town of Idanha-a-Nova in central Portugal, a pilot scheme to attract investment and manpower is now also including refugees, who arrived in Portugal as part of the European Union (EU) Relocation Scheme. UNHCR

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

The President of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) called on governments to remove the barriers which prevent migrants from accessing basic services and stressed that “everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.” UNIFEED

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.

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

A spokesperson from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said its organization urged Libya to stop detaining migrants who have been returned to the country’s shores after trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to the European Union (EU). UNTV CH

General Assembly adopts oral decision enabling Security Council reform negotiations to continue during Seventy-Third session at 104th plenary meeting.