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Informal comments to the media by the EU4 (the European Union members of the UN Security Council – Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany), UK and incoming members Ireland and Norway, on the situation in Kosovo.

The IMF is predicting the worst economic decline in Asia in generations due to COVID-19 and warning that rising inequality could lead to social unrest in the newly released Asia Pacific Regional Economic Outlook released today in Washington, DC. IMF

Briefing by Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the 75th Session of the General Assembly.

UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Olivier De Schutter said the world’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic must combat poverty and reduce inequality and not “worsen or aggravate our ecological footprint." UNIFEED

The IMF’s economic outlook for Europe forecasts a 7 percent decline in Europe's GDP in 2020 and an uneven and partial recovery from this crisis as the second wave of infection intensifies, announced Alfred Kammer, Director of European Department at the IMF at the launch of Europe’s Regional Economic Outlook report on Wednesday. IMF

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

UN top official in Kosovo Zahir Tanin urged Kosovo leaders to “redouble their efforts to counter misinformation” surrounding the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office and provide “unambiguous institutional and political support essential for strengthening the rule of law and long-term stability in Kosovo.” UNIFEED

The COVID-19 crisis has hit the garment sector in the Asia- Pacific region hard, with plummeting retail sales in key export markets affecting workers and enterprises throughout supply chains, according to new research from the International Labour Organization (ILO). ILO

Libyan military delegations from the opposing sides in the conflict have agreed on several measures that will have “a direct and material positive impact on the lives of the Libyan people”, according to the top United Nations official in the country, Stephanie Williams. UNTV CH

Briefing by Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the 75th Session of the General Assembly.