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Heads of states and delegates from 164 countries, joined by representatives of civil society and the private sector, have adopted a cooperative framework to make international migration safer, more dignified for millions of migrants, and more economically beneficial for countries. UN VIDEO

Hundreds of South Sudanese took part in the “Run for Peace”, an event organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to mark the International Day of Human Rights. UNMISS

A high-level delegation led by the officials from the embassy of Japan in South Sudan, the United Nations, and representatives from the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the National Mine Action Authority conducted a survey and risk education for the community of Kasire village near capital Juba and demonstrated how unexploded ordnance is destroyed. UNMISS

Eleanor Roosevelt: “This Universal Declaration of Human Rights may well become the international Magna Carta of all men everywhere.” FILE

Although a majority of UN Member States voted in favour of a General Assembly resolution put forward by the United States condemning the activities of Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza, it failed to obtain a two-thirds majority and was not adopted. UNIFEED

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in coordination with the Libyan government and aid partners, opened a facility for refugees in Tripoli this week, seeking to provide a safe alternative to detention while long-term solutions like resettlement and evacuation are sought. UNHCR

United Nations Volunteers working in South Sudan’s northern town of Bentiu visited patients at Bentiu’s State Hospital where they distributed non-food items as part of commemorating the International Volunteers Day. UNMISS

On the margins of the G20 Summit, Secretary-General António Guterres and the Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, along with the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian held a joint press encounter, in which the Secretary-General thanked both for their countries’ continued support for the Paris Agreement and their leadership and willingness to work together to address climate change. UNIFEED

The trial of the Congolese warlord Ntabo Ntaberi Cheka is underway in Goma, a provincial capital in the restive eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. MONUSCO

The President of the General Assembly, María Fernanda Espinosa, said she “fully understands the decision of some countries that have decided that they are not ready to commit” to the Compact on Migration, as some Member States “need to have greater discussions and conversations domestically.” UNIFEED