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Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth is projected to reach 3.1 percent in 2018, and to average 3.6 percent in 2019–20, says Africa’s Pulse, a bi-annual analysis of the state of African economies conducted by the World Bank, released today. WORLD BANK

The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) cleared landmines at a health care centre in Lobonok, South Sudan for local residents to access medical service. UNMISS

UN human rights expert called for “immediate international assistance” on human rights violations in Kasai region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). OHCHR / FILE

The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) today expressed deep concerns about alarming reports from Afrin in north western Syria about civilian deaths and injuries due to airstrikes and ground-based strikes, as well as reports that civilians are being prevented from leaving Afrin city by Kurdish forces. UNTV CH

UN chief António Guterres signed a framework agreement on Saturday with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, underscoring “the overriding priority for both organizations to eradicate poverty.” UNIFEED / ECA

South Sudan is in the throes of a tragedy for children that affects more than half the child population - victims of malnutrition, disease, forced recruitment, violence and the loss of schooling - UNICEF said in a report released today. UNICEF

Health is everyone's right and a driver of economic development, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stressed , expressing the UN's readiness to help countries move towards health coverage for all. UNIC TOKYO

The ongoing blockade of Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition has worsened an already dire situation in the country, where the fuel supplies are due to run out at the end of November, UN officials said. UNTV CH / FILE

With 3.2 million people severely hungry in the conflict-ravaged Greater Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up emergency assistance to avert a humanitarian catastrophe. WFP

The number of internally displaced people in key regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has climbed to nearly four million since 2015, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said, warning that the risk of further displacement is high. UNTV CH