RUNDOWN FOR WEDNESDAY 16 JULY 2025

UN / HLPF DECENT WORK (2:26)

SDG 8 - promoting sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all - remains one of the most off-track goals, experts warned. UNIFEED

UN / MH17 DOWNING ANNIVERSARY (0:52)

The United Nations will commemorate the 11th anniversary of the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 on Jul 17, remembering the 298 people who lost their lives when the aircraft was shot down over eastern Ukraine. UNIFEED

UN / SYRIA UPDATE (3:38)

“The Secretary-General is alarmed by the continued escalation of violence in Suweida,” UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said, as deadly clashes in southern Syria continue to displace civilians and overwhelm health services. UNIFEED

UN / GAZA HUMANITARIAN (TO BE PUBLISHED LATER TODAY)

The Security Council holds a briefing on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) chief Catherine Rusell are expected to briefing the Council. 

UN / CYPRUS INFORMAL MEETING ARRIVIALS (TO BE PUBLISHED LATER TODAY)

Following the informal meeting on Cyprus in a broader format that was held in Geneva on 17-18 March this year, the Secretary-General is convening another meeting that will get underway later today and tomorrow with the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders as well as representatives of the guarantor powers of Greece, Türkiye and the United Kingdom. UNIFEED

WORLD BANK / GLOBAL FINDEX REPORT (2:18)

More adults than ever in low- and middle-income countries now have bank or other financial accounts, leading to a rise in formal saving, according to the World Bank Group’s Global Findex 2025 report. WORLD BANK GROUP