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Briefing reporters today in New York, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said that the third of nine vessels from Ukraine arrived In Tunisia over the weekend through the Black Sea Grain Initiative. UNIFEED

Two months since the Black Sea Grain Initiative kicked into action to help release desperately needed grain and fertilizer from ports in Ukraine and Russia, confidence is returning among global distributors as exports ramp up, UN humanitarians said on Thursday. UNTV CH

For many Tunisians, shortages of essential foods, fuel and key farming products linked to the war in Ukraine have tested them to the limit. UNTV CH

The International Monetary Fund sees further slowdown hitting global economic growth in 2022, IMF spokesperson Gerry Rice said on Thursday in Washington, DC, following moves by the World Bank and OECD to cut their own forecasts. IMF

The war in Ukraine will overshadow the still incomplete economic recovery from the pandemic the IMF announced in a press briefing today. IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced in a virtual press briefing in Washington, DC that the IMF continues working very closely with the Argentine authorities towards reaching a staff-level agreement. IMF

La Haute-Commissaire des Nations Unies aux droits de l’homme Michelle Bachelet a averti que la dissolution du Conseil supérieur de la magistrature tunisien porte gravement atteinte à l’état de droit en Tunisie. OHCHR

Taking stock of Estonia’s two-year term as a non-permanent member of the Security Council, Ambassador Sven Jürgenson said, “there’s no difference whether you are big or small. You are a member of the Council,” noting that there were “very few occasions when the permanent members were doing their own thing.” UNIFEED

Developments in Tunisia over the past month have deepened the UN Human Rights Office’s already serious concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation there, spokesperson Liz Throssell told a news briefing in Geneva on Tuesday. UNTV CH

Representatives of Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) took part of an installation ceremony of their national flags, as newly elected non-permanent members of the Security Council. UNIFEED