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Daily Wrap 13 August 2020 UN-Belarus/Victor Radivinovski UN rights experts express 'outrage' at Belarus police violence against peaceful protesters UN human rights experts on Thursday, strongly criticized the level of violence being used by security forces across Belarus against peaceful protesters and journalists, following five days of demonstrations over the disputed presidential election. Human Rights © ILO/Minette Rimando WHO chief calls for solidarity in financing, ensuring equal access to future COVID-19 vaccine The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that six months after first sounding the international alarm over COVID-19, the UN agency is now intensely focused on shepherding global vaccine candidates through the necessary trials, and guaranteeing rapid, fair and equitable access to them for all countries. Health © UNOCHA UN rights experts call for accountability following Beirut's 'unprecedented' lethal explosion The catastrophic blast which led to the deaths of more than 200 in Beirut on 4 August, has prompted more than three dozen independent rights experts on Thursday, to issue a call for justice and accountability on behalf of the Lebanese people. Human Rights The Official CTBTO Photostream 'Urgent need' to stop erosion of nuclear order, major UN disarmament forum hears  The lack of trust and cooperation among States, and the diminished faith in "the very multilateral institution that was designed to maintain global peace and security", must be overcome, a high-level UN official told a prominent disarmament conference on Thursday.  Peace and Security © UNICEF/Bona Khoy Coronavirus and schools: Access to handwashing facilities key for safe reopening Nearly 820 million children worldwide do not have basic handwashing facilities at school, putting them at increased risk of COVID-19 and other transmittable diseases, according to a report published on Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children's Fund, UNICEF. Health Safari Doctors Real Life Heroes: on a journey towards quality healthcare In the remote Lamu region, on the northeast coast of Kenya, quality healthcare is hard to come by. Every month, medical staff from Safari Doctors, an NGO founded by Umra Omar, set sail on a boat filled with medicines, to provide free basic medicines to hundreds of marginalized inhabitants in several coastal villages. Humanitarian Aid UNICEF/Souliman Deaths of children in northeast Syria 'could have been averted': UNICEF The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed "deep alarm" over reports that eight children – all under the age of five – have died in Syria's Al Hol camp, where several thousand children are languishing in dire conditions. Humanitarian Aid 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