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The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said Syrian refugees in Lebanon are struggling to make ends meet as the majority borrow money to cover their basic needs such as rent, food and health care. UNHCR

United Nations Youth Envoy Jayathma Wickramanayake told the Security Council “on peacebuilding strategies and action plans, young people must be key stakeholders, not mere recipient of directions.” UNIFEED

Manar, a single mother of three, is among Lebanon’s vulnerable refugees who benefit from the cash assistance provided by the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR), helping her ensure her children’s education. UNHCR

Thanks to a solar power project funded by the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), doctors and nurses at the Teaching Hospital in the country’s capital Juba, can now assist those in need despite often powercut-offs. UNMISS

The world’s financial leaders vowed to work together support global economic growth and address risks, including trade tensions, high global debt and rising financial vulnerabilities. IMF

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) supports peace, reconciliation and development in Rumbek, the capital of the Lake State, central South Sudan. UNMISS

At the Security Council’s final meeting on Liberia, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Alexander Zouev said today marked a “historic milestone” for the country after 25 years of constant presence on the Council’s agenda. UNIFEED

Addressing the Security Council, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Colombia, Jean Arnault said, “throughout the implementation phase of the Peace Agreement, circumstances have occasionally tested the commitment of the two parties to stay the course. They have stayed the course.” UNIFEED

An indigenous human rights activist from Kenya told reporters today that her community is facing threats of violence and evictions from the Embobut forest in the country. UNIFEED

At a news conference to open the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Thursday urged world leaders to take advantage of a strengthened global recovery to tackle deficits and structural reforms to promote inclusive and sustainable growth. IMF