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The top UN political affairs official Rosemary DiCarlo urged the Security Council to offer more support for African Union (AU) peace operations, saying that “those missions demonstrated significant political will and commitment, but they also faced some recurrent problems.” UNIFEED

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, presented his annual report to Member States at the 76th World Health Assembly, saying that the end of COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern is “a moment of relief and reflection.” WHO

The President of the General Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi, said that while the “darkest days” of COVID-19 have passed, questions just continue to linger, “When will the next pandemic break out? Where and how will it hit humanity? What can we do to prevent it? How should we ensure that it causes the least possible damage to our societies?” UNIFEED

The Chief of Section of the Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists at the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Guilherme Canela De Souza Godoi, described a “perfect storm of problems against press freedom”. UNIFEED

Marking the International Mother Earth Day, the President of the General Assembly said, “As humans, we are latecomers, new tenants of this world. Tenants with short term leases but with particular responsibilities.” UNIFEED

Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization, said that negative trends in weather patterns may continue until the 2060s “independently of our success in climate mitigation.” UNTV CH

A new report outlines an ambitious plan to strengthen the multilateral system, ensuring it is better positioned to address current and future challenges – from the climate crisis to rising inequality, lack of finance for sustainable development, and increasing threats to democracy and stability. UNIFEED

The Managing Director of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, announced today in her Spring Meetings Curtain Raiser speech that global growth is projected to remain weak by historical comparison in the near and medium term. IMF

Large numbers of people, roughly 1 in 6 worldwide, are affected by infertility in their lifetime, according to a new report published today by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO