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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

During her visit to South Sudan, a high-ranking United Nations official said she is “particularly appalled by the violence this conflict has brought against women and girls in South Sudan.” UNMISS

At the opening of a forum on the future of work in the information age, Christine Lagarde, the IMF Managing Director compared the titans of the information age to those of the so-called “Gilded Age” of the late 19th century when railroads were the high-tech sector of the economy. IMF

During a press conference in Washington today, IMF Director of Fiscal Affairs Department Vitor Gaspar said, “In the Fiscal Monitor, we urge policymakers to avoid pro-cyclical policy actions that provide unnecessary stimulus when economic activity is already pacing up. Instead, most countries should deliver on their fiscal plans and put deficits and debt firmly on a downward path. As I said, there is no room for complacency.” IMF

Russian ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said the idea of creating a mechanism to attribute responsibility for the use of chemical weapons in Syria “no longer makes any sense when Washington and its allies have already determined who is guilty and in essence are already acting as self-appointed executioners.” UNIFEED

International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief economist Maury Obstfeld told reporters in Washington today that the “present good times” in the global economy “will not last for long, but sound policies can extend the current upswing while reducing the risks of a disruptive unwinding.” IMF

Speaking at a Security Council meeting on sexual violence in conflict, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, said “gender-based discrimination is the invisible driver of most crimes of sexual violence,” adding that “the lower a woman’s status -- in terms of health, wealth and education -- the greater is her vulnerability and exposure to harm.” UNIFEED

During a memorial ceremony to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, Secretary-General António Guterres said “Rwandans have shown that reconciliation is possible,” adding that “Rwandans have learned from the events of 1994, and so must the international community.” UNIFEED

Following a Security Council meeting on the alleged chemical attack in Syria, Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Alekseevich Nebenzia told reporters today that his country has “footage – coverage of people speaking of how the accident was actually staged” as well as “other video material that we would be willing to provide to the general public.” UNIFEED

At a memorial service in honour of Winfred “Winnie” Mandela, the Secretary-General reaffirmed the UN’s commitment to “the ideals of equality, justice and humanity for all.” UNIFEED