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The World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed the UN Secretary General’s announcement of military de-escalation in the governorates of Taiz and Hodeidah – two densely populated zones in Yemen which have seen some of the most intense fighting. WFP

The IMF believes that steps taken by Argentina to stabilize its currency and economy are working, spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters Thursday in Washington. IMF

At the end of a five-day visit to Syria, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said almost eight years since the conflict started, the needs are still great adding that the millions of children born during the war are ready to heal. UNICEF

The announcement of a ceasefire between Yemen’s warring parties in and around the key port of Hudaydah, was hailed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres as a deal which would improve the lives of millions of people. GOVERNMENT OF SWEDEN / UN POOL

A top UN official said humanitarian crises in Central Africa “have not only persisted, but several have grown further” adding that “one in seven people” in the region urgently need assistance and protection compared to one in 70 people globally. UNIFEED

As the world commemorated the 70 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights came into being, Malakal celebrated in dance and music at a concert dubbed “Malakal United” featuring top South Sudanese artists from the capital city Juba. UNMISS

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said 15,000 children remain separated from their families or missing, five years after conflict first broke out in South Sudan. UNICEF

The Security Council heard briefings from United Nations and European Union officials confirming that Iran continues to be in compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear agreement, but there were also expressions of concern regarding its ballistic missile programme as well as its regional activities. UNIFEED

Speaking to journalists at UN headquarters today, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described the Iran nuclear deal as a “failed agreement” and called on the Security Council to “get serious” about the “real risk” of nuclear proliferation from “the Iranian regime.” UNIFEED

Following a surge in sexual attacks on local women and girls in Bentiu, South Sudan, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) David Shearer, said “our human rights team have launched an investigation, gathering victim and witness testimony and working to identify those responsible for the attacks.” UNMISS