Both Li Shangfu and Qin Gang were appointed under Xi's watch, indicating they must have undergone close scrutiny, but later faced doubt over their personal behaviour or political alliances.
The consecration ceremony, would take place at 12:30 pm on January 22. About 4,000 saints and seers from across the country and around 2,500 dignitaries would be present.
Secretary of the committee Niten Chandra apprised the committee members of the various follow-up actions taken on decisions taken in the first meeting held on September 23.
The main drivers in the first half of 2023 were the conflicts in Ukraine, Sudan, Myanmar and the Democratic Republic of Congo; a prolonged humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan; and draught in Somalia
UNCTAD said Gaza's economy had been "hollowed out" over time, with 80 per cent of the territory's population dependent on international aid before the war broke out earlier this month.