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Security Council, adopting Resolution 2449 (2018), authorizes one-year extension of cross-border aid deliveries targeting 13 Million in Syria at 8423rd meeting.

The IMF believes that steps taken by Argentina to stabilize its currency and economy are working, spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters Thursday in Washington. IMF

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The Security Council heard briefings from United Nations and European Union officials confirming that Iran continues to be in compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear agreement, but there were also expressions of concern regarding its ballistic missile programme as well as its regional activities. UNIFEED

Coinciding with the International Anti-Corruption Day, marked every 9 December, the Federal Government of Somalia announced a series of steps to strengthen its commitment to combat corruption and reinforce transparency in order to build more accountable institutions. UNSOM

Speakers in Security Council call for robust, coherent United Nations cooperation with regional bodies as global challenges grow increasingly complex at 8414th meeting.

Speakers in Security Council call for robust, coherent United Nations cooperation with regional bodies as global challenges grow increasingly complex at 8414th meeting.

Addressing a Security Council ministerial-level debate on cooperation between the UN and regional and sub-regional organisations for the resolution of conflicts, Secretary-General António Guterres said the world is faced with "complex threats that are multidimensional, interconnected and unpredictable,” and the international community has “a responsibility to act – not in isolation, but collectively.” UNIFEED

National ownership, economic investment, key to post-conflict peacebuilding efforts, president tells Security Council at 8413th meeting.

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde, called on the United States to renew its commitment to working with partners to tackle the greatest challenges, such as climate change, growing inequality and improving the fairness and rules-based open trade system. IMF