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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

On a four-day visit to Ethiopia, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, praised the Government’s openness to new and innovative approaches to improve the lives of the more than 900,000 refugees in the country, as well as the communities hosting them. UNHCR

The International Labour Organization has released a new report showing that a total of 172 million people were jobless last year – one in 20 individuals of working age. The Trends in Global Employment 2019 report also states that 360 million people in 2018 worked in a family business and 1.1 billion worked for themselves - often in subsistence activities. ILO

In her first address to the Security Council in her current position, UN Special Representative for Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said although there had been a smooth transition of power to Adel Abdul-Mahdi as Prime Minister, the Government remains incomplete and “ultimately, the people of Iraq are bearing the brunt of the political stalemate.” UNIFEED

The World Food Programme (WFP) said its emergency response in Yemen was its largest anywhere in the world as it was aiming to feed some 12 million of the most hungry and vulnerable people each month. WFP

A top UN official told the Security Council that four years after the adoption of the Minsk Agreements, “the conflict in eastern Ukraine is neither dormant, nor frozen. It is a conflict in the heart of Europe which continues to claim victims.” UNIFEED

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said “there is no humanitarian crisis” in his country adding that the economy was facing a blockade. UNIFEED

Boko Haram violence has driven more than 35,000 Nigerian refugees from their homes in Borno Sate to Goura in Cameroon’s Makary district, where they endure difficult living conditions. Many have sought refuge in Cameroon before; thousands more have been displaced several times inside Nigeria. Staff of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) are working to aid affected families, but the agency warns that their needs are massive. UNHCR

Bunj, a small, yet busy town located in South Sudan’s Maban county came to a standstill when more than one hundred boda boda riders rode through its streets following a successful conclusion of a training workshop on road safety, conducted by the UN Mission in South Sudan’s Malakal field office. Boda boda, as the motorcycle taxi is commonly known, is the only and quickest means of transportation in the Maban area. UNMISS

The World Health Organization warned today that over a billion young people are at risk of hearing loss “simply by doing what they really enjoy doing a lot, which is listening regularly to music through their headphones over their devices.” UNTV CH