"ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT"

Security Council stresses need for strategic planning in reconfiguration of peace operations, unanimously adopting resolution 2594 (2021). Millions of lives will depend on how Afghanistan’s new interim government chooses to govern, Special Representative tells Security Council.

In post-conflict states, engagement with local actors must continue through transition period and beyond, Secretary-General tells Security Council.

Adopting resolution 2593 (2021), Security Council condemns deadly attacks in Afghanistan, calls for combating terrorism, upholding human rights.

General Assembly proclaims World Wetlands Day, World Cotton Day, expresses solidarity with Haiti, as it adopts 3 resolutions.

Security Council turns down resolution that would end powers of Bosnia and Herzegovina High Representative.

The Government of Italy has made an additional (USD) 2 million contribution to fund the Productive Sectors Development Programme (PSDP) that seeks to boost job creation, access to economic opportunities for women and youth, development and strengthen governance to boost economic growth in Somalia. UNSOM

High-level political forum considers findings, recommendations from regional commissions on progress, frameworks for achieving sustainable development.

High-level political forum considers findings, recommendations from regional commissions on progress, frameworks for achieving sustainable development.

A two-day workshop on judicial reforms supported by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) brought together members of South Sudan’s judiciary and legal fraternity in Juba. A critical element of the governance reforms stipulated in the Revitalized Agreement of 2018 is drafting a permanent constitution that would pave the way for elections in the world’s youngest nation. UNMISS

Informal comments to the media by Abdou Abarry, Permanent Representative of Niger to the UN, Abdoulaye Mar Dieye, Special Coordinator for development in the Sahel, following the Arria formula on the launch of the Group of Friends of Women of the Sahel.