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The world’s population is set to grow by 2.2 billion between now and 2050, the UN said today, and 1.3 billion are likely to come from sub-Saharan Africa, where women’s rights are hampered by limited access to healthcare and education, along with “entrenched gender discrimination.” UNTV CH

A UN spokesperson said Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen Lise Grande condemned the reported killing of at least 15 civilians and injury to 20 others as a result of an airstrike on minibuses in Jabal Ras District of Hodeidah Governorate on Sunday describing the incident as “horrific.” UNIFEED / FILE

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir told the UN General Assembly that Iran was continuing its “terrorist activities and hostile behaviour” adding that peace and stability in the Middle East requires “deterring Iran’s expansionist and subversive policies.” UNIFEED

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told the General Assembly that the United Nations “thrives on our common pledge of together first” describing the Migration Compact signed by 190 countries as a “victory for multilateralism.” UNIFEED

Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi told the UN General Assembly that restoring the sovereignty of the state over all the Yemeni soil was the “only way” for stability in the country adding that anything else “is nothing but postponing and preparing for more rounds of war and conflict.” UNIFEED

Addressing the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations Headquarters, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on the international community to rebuild solidarity, repair broke trust and reinvigorate the spirit of multilateralism. UNIFEED

World leaders arrived today at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to take part in the 73rd annual General Assembly’s General Debate. UNIFEED

In response to news reports announcing the opening of “humanitarian corridors” in Yemen, the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today that it is continuously working with all parties to identify the safest and most reliable routes to assist people in need in Yemen’s major port city Hudaydah. UNTV CH

The UN resident coordinator in Yemen said there was “no other place in the world where so many people are suffering so greatly” describing the humanitarian situation in the country as “grim, heart-breaking, and nearly unprecedented in recent memory.” UNIFEED

Briefing the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Yemen, the UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock said, “humanitarian organizations simply cannot look after the needs of all 29 million Yemenis” and asked Council’s members for support in preventing “a complete collapse and safeguard the lives of millions of the most vulnerable people.” UNIFEED