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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) rejected criticism by opposition politicians in Barbados that its program with the island undercuts social spending and supports the progress made to date by Barbados, spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters in Washington, DC. IMF

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said despite advances in the protection of civilians, “grave human suffering is still being caused by armed conflicts and a lack of compliance with international humanitarian law.” UNIFEED

Tanzanian contingents of the UN Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) patrol daily between Gamboula and Noufou. It is one of the most dangerous areas in the Central African Republic. Armed men are numerous in this region near the border with Cameroon, attracted by the presence of gold and diamonds. MINUSCA

Sponsored by the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), art Students held an exhibition to raise awareness about sexual and gender-based violence in their country, which has been plagued by conflict for almost six years. UNMISS

Algeria and Argentina have been officially recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as malaria-free. The certification is granted when a country proves that it has interrupted indigenous transmission of the disease for at least three consecutive years. WHO

Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Relief Coordinator, Ursula Mueller, told the Security Council that “due to severe drought conditions” the humanitarian situation in Somalia “is rapidly deteriorating” and it is expected that “by July 5.4 million people - including 1 million children - will be uncertain of their next meal.” UNIFEED

The General Assembly adopted a resolution demanding an end to British control of the Chagos Archipelago and for the disputed islands to be handed back to Mauritius. The Prime Minister of Mauritus, Pravind Kumar Juqnauth, said, “the decolonization of Mauritius has not yet been completed and will not be completed until Mauritius is able to exercise sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago,” which the International Court of Justice (ICJ) found to be “an integral part of the territory of Mauritius.” UNIFEED

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov said the recent violence in Gaza was the most intense fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants from Hamas and Islamic Jihad since 2014, adding that the dangerous cycles of escalation and de-escalation in the Strip were not sustainable. UNIFEED

A new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) says that businesses with genuine gender diversity, particularly at senior level, perform better, including seeing significant profit increases. ILO

The Human Rights Division of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is training staff of the South Sudan Human Rights Commission to strengthen the capacity of the Commission’s officers in the areas of monitoring, investigating, and documenting human rights violations in the country. UNMISS