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At the open of the 2018 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund, President Joko Widodo of the host nation Indonesia compared relations among major economies to the television series Game of Thrones. IMF

Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

Nelson Mandela peace summit concludes with urgent calls for dialogue, tolerance to resolve prolonged conflicts at resumed 5th plenary meeting.

The Chair of the Canadian Delegation Marc-André Blanchard told the General Assembly that “the crimes against humanity committed against the Rohingya of Myanmar including the systematic use of rape as a weapon of war are utterly unacceptable.” UNIFEED

Myanmar’s Union Minister Kyaw Tint Swe said international attention has been focused on the outflow of Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh and “overlooked the broader picture of the various reasons, immediate as well as longstanding, that brought about the displacement of these people.” UNIFEED

Kyaw Tint Swe, Union Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, addresses the general debate of the 73rd Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 25 September - 01 October 2018).

Side Event on Press Behind Bars: Undermining Justice and Democracy featuring Joel Simon, Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Amal Clooney, Barrister, and Steven J. Adler, President and Editor-in-Chief of Reuters.

Speaking today at the United Nations in New York, Amal Clooney, human rights activist and lawyer, called on Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to free imprisoned Reuters journalists and said “history will judge her on her response.” UNIFEED

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her country was “appalled” by the UN reports about atrocities against the Rohingya in neighbouring Myanmar which are “tantamount to genocide and crimes against humanity.” UNIFEED

High-level event entitled “The Global Compact on Refugees: A Model for Greater Solidarity and Cooperation” (A/RES/71/1) (organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)