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Addressing a High-Level Meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace, the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, said that “to achieve a sustainable and lasting peace, to definitively close the door on a conflict that during over five decades has become embedded in society, it is the greatest challenge that a nation could face.” UNIFEED

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today told a High-Level meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace that “sustainable, inclusive development, deeply rooted in respect for all human rights – economic, social, cultural, civil and political – is the world’s best preventive tool against violent conflict and instability.” UNIFEED

“Mezze” restaurant opened its doors to the Portuguese public in September 2017, and in just over seven months, it has become one of Lisbon’s most popular restaurants, offering Syrian cuisine cooked by refugees. 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

British and Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) are using their engineering expertise to rehabilitate a football pitch as well as a volleyball and basketball court at Malakal Stadium. For teenagers in Malakal, sport is an outlet for the frustrations they feel living in a country where there are few opportunities for young people. UNMISS

Dozens of youth hit the pavement in the Somali capital today, taking part in the city’s first mini-marathon in decades to mark the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. UNSOM

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

In the face of forthcoming monsoon season, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) and its partners have begun relocating to higher grounds the Rohingya families sheltering in Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh, warning that many thousands will still face landslides and flooding when the monsoons arrive. UNHCR

President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach visited the North Korean capital Pyongyang where he met with political and sports leaders of the country. IOC

When Syrian refugee Nada came to Istanbul four years ago, she found she missed reading more than anything. She decided to create the lending library initially just for friends, sourcing the first 200 books through donations from Saudi Arabia. UNHCR