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UN Special Envoy for education Gordon Brown appealed for urgent new funding for lost generations of over 30 million displaced and refugee young people. UNIFEED

In Beirut, a very special bus roams the city, bringing joy and education to children working on the streets. UNHCR

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) rejected a United States objection to its jurisdiction to rule in Iran’s bid to recover close to (USD) 2 billion in frozen assets allowing the case to continue. ICJ

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

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

The head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned that alarming and expanding problems affecting Palestine refugees risked further destabilizing the Middle East. UNTV CH

UNICEF Director of Emergency Operations Manuel Fontaine warned that there has “never been as much conflict in the world in the past 30 years as this year” as his agency appealed for 3.9 billion USD to support its humanitarian work around the world. UNTV CH

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned that millions of children living in countries affected by conflict and disaster lack access to vital child protection services, putting their safety, well-being and futures at risk and appealed for 3.9 billion USD to support them. UNICEF

As storms Norma and Miriam lashed Lebanon last week, piles of snow carpeted mountains. Within UNIFIL’s area of operation in south-eastern Lebanon, mountainous areas suddenly turned white. UNIFIL

Prospects for viable state of Palestine dwindling as settlements expand amid continuing violence, Special Coordinator tells Security Council at 8449th meeting.