"ECONOMIC SITUATION"

The IMF announced that global growth is expected to slow from 3.4 percent in 2022 to 2.9 percent in 2023 in a press briefing held in Singapore to mark the launch of the January update of the World Economic Outlook report. IMF

According to a new UN report, world output growth is projected to decelerate from an estimated 3 percent in 2022 to 1.9 percent in 2023, marking one of the lowest growth rates in recent decades. UNIFEED

Underscoring progress in South Sudan’s revitalized peace agreement, Security Council urges country to meet agreed timeframes, tackle renewed violence.

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and its partners convened a National Human Rights Forum - with a theme focused on economic challenges, and how rights to access of adequate services have been affected. UNMISS

Despite multiple remaining crises, top official in Sudan expresses optimism for two-year transitional phase leading to civilian rule, democratic elections.

IMFC Chair Nadia Calvino and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva summarized the outcome of the 46th IMFC at the 2022 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings. IMF

Key leadership figures debated the global economy on Thursday afternoon, moderated by CNN Anchor Richard Quest. Among the main topics for debate was the need for institutions to work together to achieve a cohesive growth strategy and reduce inflation. IMF

After several rounds of dialogue, the different stakeholders in Libya have not yet reached an agreement on the constitutional rules for the parliamentary and presidential elections, the president of the Presidential Council told the General Assembly. UNIFEED

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

Speaking from Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine, where shelling has intensified in the last week, the United Nations’ top aid official in Ukraine issued an urgent appeal for guarantees from Russia and affiliated forces to allow humanitarians to deliver. UNTV CH