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Aiming for the creation of a new ban treaty to establish the principle of meaningful human control over the use of force, Mary Wareham, of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots said, “we believe the time is ripe, but very soon it will be too late, which is why there is a huge urgency to this.” UNIFEED

The United Nations (UN) team in Chile expressed "deep concern of the serious acts of violence" that occurred in Santiago over the weekend and called on “all sectors of Chilean society to reduce tensions, reject all acts of violence and seek peaceful solutions to this challenge facing the country.” UNIFEED

Zambian forces of MINUSCA and the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) organized joint patrols in the city of Birao and its surroundings to help restore peace in the areas. MINUSCA

UN Security Council members arrived Sunday in South Sudan’s capital Juba, three weeks before a new revitalized transitional government of national unity is due to be formed. UNMISS

The world’s financial leaders vowed to work together to counter what the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called a “synchronized slowdown” of global economic growth. The IMF’s policymaking body met in Washington on Saturday and issued a communique calling for reducing trade tensions while boosting cooperation to promote inclusion and expand opportunities. IMF

The International Monetary and Financial Committee gathered in Washington for the IMF’s Annual Meetings. Leaders are looking to boost cooperation and communication to move the global economy away from what the IMF is calling a “synchronized slowdown” to more sustainable growth. IMF

A joint team from the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM) visited the opposition-controlled area of Li Rangu in South Sudan’s Equatoria region, where they met with opposition military commanders. UNMISS

“The current Ebola outbreak continues to pose a public health emergency of international concern,” concluded the Emergency Committee on Ebola outbreak the Democratic Republic of the Congo after meeting in Geneva on Friday. WHO

Asked about countries introducing digital biometric database and its relationship to welfare system, Special Rapporteur Philip Alston said, “when governments have this sort of huge power that is represented in a comprehensive biometric national database, we would want some very strong protections.” UNIFEED

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi thanked Zambia for its generosity and openness in hosting refugees and called for more development support for hosting communities. UNHCR