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Marie Chatardová, President of the Economic and Social Council, addresses the opening of the Ministerial segment of 2018 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

Israel’s parliament early Thursday passed a highly controversial law that states only Jews in Israel have the right to self-determination and encourages Jewish settlement.

On July 18, the Commission has decided to fine Google 4.34 billion euros for breaching EU antitrust rules. Google has engaged in illegal practices to cement its dominant market position in internet search. It must put an effective end to this conduct within 90 days or face penalty payments.

Ethiopia's main airline has resumed commercial flights to neighboring Eritrea, the latest sign of normalized ties between the longtime foes.

Left to right: Somali Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Gulaid, USG for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo, President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo of Somalia and EU High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini at the Somalia Partnership Forum in Brussels, Belgium.

Displaced persons at a food distribution site in Rann, Borno state, north-east Nigeria.

These are the prepared remarks of UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the High-level Political Forum side event : Ending preventable newborn deaths through clean, functional health facilities within the reach of every mother and baby.

Representatives of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) have met the Mayor of Benghazi AbdelRahman el-Abbar, to discuss how best WFP and the United Nations can provide support to the country.

The World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a new contribution of AUD 5 million from the Government of Australia to provide food assistance for people affected by drought in Afghanistan on Jul 18, 2018. This brings Australia’s total contribution to WFP’s operations in Afghanistan to AUD15 million in 2018.

The owners of the Las Vegas hotel that was the scene of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history is counter-suing victims who are suing the hotel for negligence.