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Daily Wrap 3 August 2020 © UNICEF/Vinay Panjwani 'No silver bullet' to combat COVID-19, says UN health agency head There is "no silver bullet" to combat COVID-19, the head of the UN health agency told journalists on Monday, adding, "and there might never be".   Health WFP/David Fernandez Storms, coronavirus pose 'double threat' for children in Central America and Caribbean – UNICEF Across Central America and the Caribbean, the more than 70 million children impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic could soon face another threat – catastrophic hurricane storms, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.  Health Giles Clarke/ Getty Images Reportage Six years after genocide, international community must prioritize justice for Yazidi community Six years after ISIL launched a genocidal campaign against the Yazidi religious minority in Iraq, the international community must live up to its promise to deliver justice, survivor and Nobel Peace Laureate Nadia Murad told a virtual event on Monday marking the anniversary. Peace and Security Joe Hobbs First Person: Turning 'apathetic people into climate activists'; a young person's view An 18-year-old environmental campaigner from the United States has told UN News how she wants to "turn apathetic people into climate activists". Sophia Kianni, whose family originally comes from Iran, is one of seven young people from across the world who have been selected to participate in the UN Secretary-General's Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change. The group which was launched at the end of the July aims to engage young people in "an open and transparent dialogue" about climate issues. Climate Change Coronavirus Portal & News Updates Readers can find information and guidance on the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) from the UN, World Health Organization and UN agencies here. For daily news updates from UN News, click here. unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences