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Asked about countries introducing digital biometric database and its relationship to welfare system, Special Rapporteur Philip Alston said, “when governments have this sort of huge power that is represented in a comprehensive biometric national database, we would want some very strong protections.” UNIFEED

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi thanked Zambia for its generosity and openness in hosting refugees and called for more development support for hosting communities. UNHCR

At the open of the 2019 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva urged policymakers to resolve trade tensions, promote sustainable growth and invest in human capital. IMF

Press Briefing by Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty.

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

Asia faces a significant growth slowdown, with forecasts for 2019 and 2020 calling for the “slowest growth pace after the global financial crisis,” according to the International Monetary Fund. IMF

Ongoing heavy floods in South Sudan’s Maban County have displaced nearly 100,000 refugees and the host population. Main roads and vast areas are submerged in flood waters, making access to those in need difficult. UNHCR

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced that a team of three from the Office is due to visit Ecuador from 20 October to 8 November to look into allegations of human rights violations and abuses committed in the country in the context of the recent protests. OHCHR

Shelling and clashes in northern Syria on the border with Turkey continue to cause hundreds of people to flee, the UN said, despite a cessation of hostilities deal between Turkish forces and Syrian-backed Kurdish military. UNTV CH

The finance ministers and central bankers of the G20 gathered for a meeting held at the Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington, DC. The officials met before a dinner assembled by host nation Japan for a joint photo. IMF