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The digital currency revolution is opening new opportunities, but regulators and the public need to manage new risks and threats IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said today in Washington, DC. IMF

UN Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet urged all countries to “draw upon the great body of international obligations and commitments and to demonstrate much stronger political will to accelerate action for racial justice and equality.” UNTV CH

The spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Rupert Colville briefed journalist on the dire situation in Yemen, where the healthcare system is on the brink of collapse; and on a court ruling in The Bahamas hailed as “a positive step towards promoting gender equality and reducing the risk of statelessness.” OHCHR

The first ever global trends for adolescent insufficient physical activity show that urgent action is needed to increase physical activity levels in girls and boys aged 11 to 17 years. WHO

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, visited the Bahamas in the tragic aftermath of Hurricane Dorian which has not only cost many lives and livelihoods but caused severe damage to essential infrastructure, depriving communities of vital services at a critical time. WHO

Addressing the UN General Assembly, Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis asked delegates, “When one storm can obliterate an island-state or a number of states in one hurricane season: how will we survive, how can we develop, how can we continue to exist?” UNIFEED

Touring the Abaco islands in the Bahamas devastated by Hurricane Dorian earlier this month, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said “the international support will be absolutely essential” to help the communities rebuild and recover. UN / OCHA

The financial cost of the damage caused by Hurricane Dorian in The Bahamas “will be in the billions of dollars and The Bahamas cannot be expected to foot this bill alone” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday upon arrival in the Bahamian capital Nassau, less than two weeks after a category five hurricane hit several islands of the Caribbean country. UN / OCHA

The World Food Programme (WFP) said it is lending its emergency expertise to support response efforts underway in the Bahamas, which is reeling from the impact of Hurricane Dorian, the islands’ worst-ever hurricane. WFP

UNICEF announced the arrival to Nassau of a plane carrying nearly 1.5 tons of lifesaving supplies that will help provide access to safe water for over 9,500 children and families left reeling by the storm. UNICEF