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Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, “There is a growing risk that the global economy will be divided into two parts, led by the two biggest economies – the United States and China.” UNIFEED

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said, one year after the military seized power, “the people of Myanmar – who have paid a high cost in both lives and freedoms lost – continue to advocate relentlessly for their democracy,” according to a spokesperson. UNTV CH

Speaking during a Security Council meeting on cooperation between the UN and regional and sub-regional organizations, Secretary-General António Guterres called for leaders in Asia to bolster efforts towards finding a peaceful solution to the urgent crisis in Myanmar, sparked by the military coup in February. UNIFEED

In a statement issued today, the members of the Security Council expressed deep concern at the declaration of the state of emergency imposed in Myanmar by the military on 1 February and the arbitrary detention of members of the Government, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint and others. UNIFEED

Addressing a Security Council meeting on the role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in maintaining international peace and security, Secretary-General António Guterres said ASEAN’s engagement on the situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine State “has enormous importance for the United Nations” and added that “it is essential that international efforts find a solution to the plight of displaced and refugees still living in desperate conditions.” UNIFEED

On 28 September, a series of strong earthquakes struck central Sulawesi province, the strongest a 7.4 M earthquake only 10 km deep and with its epicenter close to the provincial capital, Palu. As of 9 October, 2,010 people are known to have died, 10,700 have been seriously injured and 671 people are still missing. UNICEF

Growth in Asia and the Pacific will continue to outperform the rest of the world, and is expected to remain steady at 5.6 percent in 2015, easing slightly to 5.5 percent in 2016, according to the IMF IMF

Congratulating Indonesia on its successful early-warning reaction to yesterday's 8.6 magnitude earthquake, United Nations Chef de Cabinet Susana Malcorra said that "we cannot eliminate disasters", but "we can save more lives." UNTV / FILE

Indonesia's Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa handed-over his country's ratification to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) today to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and said that he hoped that Indonesia's ratification "will propel others to do likewise." UNTV

The Indonesian parliament ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) in a vote earlier today. Eight countries remain out of the CTBT: India, China, North Korea, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Pakistan and the United States, which has been signed by 182 countries and ratified by 156. CTBTO