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Palestinian ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour said his country would not accept an Israeli investigation into the events in Gaza as it “is the party that committed the crime” adding that Palestine would be moving in the Human Rights Council to establish an independent investigation commission. UNIFEED

Ahead of a High-Level Meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace convened by General Assembly President Miroslav Lajčák at UN Headquarters, his spokesperson said, “the idea of this meeting is to promote a new approach to peace.” UNIFEED

Central bank governors and finance ministers of the G20 nations met in Washington on Friday at the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. IMF

UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov was following the situation along the Gaza fence with concern. UNIFEED

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

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

The Deputy-Director of the Food and Agricultural Organization said by safeguarding Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) the international community was also responding to “the world’s greatest challenges: climate change, depleting natural resources, urbanization, change in diets, and lifestyles.” FAO

More than 200 children were released by armed groups in South Sudan on Tuesday. This was the second release of children in a series, supported by UNICEF, that will see almost 1,000 children released from the ranks of armed groups in the coming months. UNICEF

Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth is projected to reach 3.1 percent in 2018, and to average 3.6 percent in 2019–20, says Africa’s Pulse, a bi-annual analysis of the state of African economies conducted by the World Bank, released today. WORLD BANK

The world economy is on the rise and that will help bring down debt from current record levels, but policy makers must not become complacent, the IMF announced in the Fiscal Monitor Report released Wednesday. IMF