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Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, briefs reporters on the occasion of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers (29 May). To his right is Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

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

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) rejected criticism by opposition politicians in Barbados that its program with the island undercuts social spending and supports the progress made to date by Barbados, spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters in Washington, DC. IMF

Algeria and Argentina have been officially recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as malaria-free. The certification is granted when a country proves that it has interrupted indigenous transmission of the disease for at least three consecutive years. WHO

General Assembly welcomes International Court of Justice opinion on Chagos Archipelago and adopts text calling for Mauritius’ complete decolonization at 84th plenary.

General Assembly welcomes International Court of Justice opinion on Chagos Archipelago and adopts text calling for Mauritius’ complete decolonization at 83rd plenary.

Kim Song, Permanent Representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, holds a press conference.

Dawn Holland (right), Chief of the Global Economic Monitoring Branch of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), briefs press on the launch of the World Economic Situation and Prospects mid-year update. With her is Elliot Harris (centre), UN Chief Economist and Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development. Moderator at left is Dan Shepard, Information Officer at the UN.

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

Libya on brink of permanent split, top United Nations official tells Security Council, as African Union official calls country ‘proxy battleground’ for external actors at 8530th meeting.