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The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the first and second reviews of Egypt’s Extended Fund Facility arrangement on Friday, and approved an augmentation of the original program by about US$5 billion. IMF

In a press conference today (21 Mar), World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said, “WHO’s Member States are meeting to negotiate a historic, legally binding agreement to protect future generations from the impacts of pandemics. There is much agreement between Member States on the objectives of the agreement. Now they need to agree on how to achieve those objectives.” WHO

According to a new report from the International Labour Organization, forced labour in the private economy generates US$236 billion in illegal profits per year. ILO

The latest food security report from the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) on war-ravaged Gaza published on Monday indicates that more than half of all Palestinians in Gaza –1.1 million people– have completely exhausted their food supplies and are facing catastrophic hunger. UNTV CH

UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, Sigrid Kaag, said that delivering humanitarian aid by air is “a testimony to our shared humanity, but it's a drop in the ocean,” reiterating that using land “remains the optimal solution.” UNIFEED

According to the International Narcotics Control Board, the evolving landscape of online drug trafficking is presenting new challenges to drug control. UNIS VIENNA

The situation in Gaza, coupled with protracted crises in Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, is of "great concern," the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, said as he addressed the 37th session of the FAO Regional Ministerial Conference for the Near East and North Africa (NENA). FAO

Well over half a million Gazans are just a step away from famine, said senior UN humanitarians, briefing the Security Council on food security in the stricken enclave. UNIFEED / FILE

The sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly started at the United Nations Environment Programme headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. UNEP

World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus said a new pandemic accord being negotiated in Geneva will “help countries drive a more equitable response” and will “boost collectively health safeguarding,” as well as “enhance cooperation.” WHO