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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

The global economy continues to edge higher amidst a generally sunny outlook, but there are building risks to that growth trajectory, the IMF reports Tuesday in the latest World Economic Outlook. IMF

The Seventeenth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) began today at UN Headquarters in New York, with the special theme: “Indigenous peoples’ collective rights to lands, territories and resources.” UNIFEED

World-renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs said the total cost to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was so little that it would be “crazy if we don’t get this done” adding that such a failure would mean that the world had “a profound misdirection of resources to war or to the richest people.” UNIFEED

A United Nations (UN) counter- terrorism expert said “identification and the location of remaining foreign terrorist fighters remains an absolutely critical priority for the international community.” UNIFEED

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said one month after a series of earthquakes hit Papua New Guinea, children are still in shock and suffering significant trauma and stress which could have negative consequences to their long-term well-being. UNICEF

In its first report presented today at the United Nations (UN) in Geneva, the head of the UN International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) on crimes in Syria said that war crimes investigators have collected an “unprecedented volume of information” documenting atrocities committed by all sides during the Syrian war. UNTV CH

Jenipher Mutamba is a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo. She found safety in Uganda and lives in the Oruchinga settlement. Jenipher is the founder of a savings group that’s transforming the lives of refugee women. She has also found another way to help her community by volunteering to work with teams from the government, UNHCR and partners verifying refugees using biometric data. UNHCR

Launching a new report, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today warned that food crises continue to strike, and acute hunger intensifies due to conflict and climate change. FAO

Around 124 million people in 51 countries faced food insecurity in 2017 -11 million more people than the year before — according to a new Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report. FAO