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

Special Envoy on Syrian conflict, in Security Council briefing, announces resignation, vowing to pursue political solution ‘until the last hour’ at 8373rd meeting.

UN Special Rapporteur Idriss Jazairy said economic wars could kill people just as conventional ones adding that the “only difference is that in economic warfare people die in silence for lack of medication; and in classical warfare they die with a bullet wound; but they still die.” UNIFEED

The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, who will be stepping down from his post at the end of November, told the Security Council that “a catastrophe has so far been averted” in the Syrian province of Idlib, as the Russian-Turkish memorandum of understanding “appears to be being implemented.” UNIFEED

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

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

Yunus is among 900 Syrian refugees and Turkish community members who have benefitted from a partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) and the Turkish government which provides agricultural training. FAO

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

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

United Nations best defence against rise in protectionism, unilateralism, speakers stress as General Assembly considers annual report of organization’s work at 17th plenary meeting.