"REFUGEES"

According to the UN Refugee agency, over 1 million Somalis have been displaced by a devastating drought that has destroyed livelihoods in the Horn of Africa, leaving families hungry. UNHCR

Israeli, Palestinian leaders’ statements on two-state solution positive sign, but words must be turned into action, speakers tell Security Council.

The outbreaks of vector-borne and water-borne diseases are a growing concern in Sindh and Balochistan provinces in Pakistan, where many districts remain inundated by floodwaters, a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED / FILE

Afghanistan’s future depends on Taliban’s engagement with world, but restrictions on women signal lack of international commitments, briefer warns Security Council.

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Addressing the general debate of the 77th Session of the UN's General Assembly on Friday, Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, said, “not a single Rohingya was repatriated to their ancestral homes in Myanmar.” UNIFEED

The Prime Minister of Iraq, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, told the General Assembly his country “looks forward to receiving further UN support in reconstructing the liberated areas affected by the occupation of ISIS terrorists.” UNIFEED

Noting that “there’s more liquidity in Asia than in Europe and USA combined”, the President of Timor-Leste asked the UN Secretary-General to host a “historic summit” to come up with a plan to fight poverty with the wealth from the Global South. UNIFEED

The situation for Sudan’s most vulnerable children is so desperate that half of the most severely malnourished youngsters are expected to die without urgent humanitarian intervention, UN agencies said on Friday. UNTV CH

South Sudan’s Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi Akol said, the 2018 Revitalized Peace Agreement effectively “ended the internal conflict in South Sudan,” and has improved the security situation, allowing the internally displaced and refugees to voluntarily return home.” UNIFEED