"REFORMS"

Briefing journalists today in Dhaka at the end of her first official mission to Bangladesh, UN Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet acknowledged that the country has made remarkable economic and social progress and is aiming to graduate from Least Developed Country status in a few years. OHCHR

Encouraged by truce extension in Yemen, Special Envoy highlights goal of expanded accord leading to durable ceasefire, as he briefs Security Council.

Briefing by the Secretary-General on the progress in the implementation of recommendations contained in the report on "Our Common Agenda".

Adopting resolution 2648 (2022) by 10 votes in favour, 5 abstention, Security Council renews mandate of expert panel, eases arms embargo on Central African Republic.

The outlook for global growth has grown “gloomy and more uncertain,” the IMF’s chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas warned in Washington, DC. IMF

Opening Economic and Social Council 2023 session, new president says solid policy guidance to address COVID-19, humanitarian challenges among top priorities.

On Sri Lanka, UN Human rights spokesperson Jeremy Laurence said, “the use of force against peaceful protesters runs contrary to international law, and we urge authorities to immediately halt the use of such force.” OHCHR

The President of the General Assembly and President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) jointly convene a Special High-Level Dialogue entitled “The Africa We Want: Reconfirming the Development of Africa as a Priority of the United Nations System”.

A recent launch of two networks for women in South Sudan’s Security Sector provide a platform for uniformed female personnel in both the police and military to advocate for gender-responsive security institutions. UNMISS

With nearly 5.7 million people in need of life-saving assistance in Sri Lanka, the UN team is scaling up efforts to respond to the needs of millions of people impacted by the ongoing economic crisis, a UN spokesperson informed. UNIFEED