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U.N. outlines secretary-general's Hague visit, borrower platform launch and updates from Sudan, Ukraine and DRC

United Nations Press Briefing (Spokesperson) · April 16, 2026
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Summary

The U.N. spokesperson said the secretary-general attended the International Court of Justice's 80th anniversary, supported a World Bank 'water forward' initiative and helped launch a borrowers' platform; updates also covered Sudan's Berlin conference, renewed violence in Ukraine and a Munusco rescue in the DRC.

Steph, the U.N. spokesperson, said the secretary-general arrived in The Hague to participate in the 80th anniversary of the International Court of Justice at the Peace Palace and met with The Hague mayor Jan Van Zanem. The spokesman said the secretary-general is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with Dutch officials and with the president of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.

At the World Bank's closing of the 'water forward' initiative, the secretary-general told participants the United Nations "fully backs the bank's initiative" and that access to water must be part of any…

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