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Daily Wrap 18 August 2020 UN Photo/Kim Haughton Mali: UN chief demands 'immediate and unconditional release' of President, cabinet members UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the immediate restoration of constitutional order and the rule of law in Mali, after mutinying troops arrested the country's leader and other senior officials on Tuesday. Peace and Security MINUSCA/Screenshot WHO chief warns against COVID-19 'vaccine nationalism', urges support for fair access Warning against "vaccine nationalism" in the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has again underlined the importance of global solidarity in addressing the crisis. Health Special Tribunal for Lebanon Hariri assassination: UN-backed tribunal finds one guilty, three acquitted The UN Secretary-General took note on Tuesday of the guilty verdict delivered by a special UN-backed court, in the case of one of the defendants accused of killing former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, in a bomb attack 15 years ago. Three other defendants, also reportedly members of militant group, Hezbollah, were acquitted.  Law and Crime Prevention © UNHCR/Sylvain Cherkaoui One million flee escalating violence in Burkina Faso Mounting violence in Burkina Faso has forced more than one million people to flee their homes: 453,000 so far this year alone, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, reported on Tuesday, citing government figures. Peace and Security © UNHCR Supporting communities and refugees in Lebanon a 'top priority': UNHCR chief The head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is in Lebanon to drive home the message of solidarity with all those affected by the devastating blast a fortnight ago, reaching out to both Lebanese and the many refugees and migrants sheltering in the country.      Migrants and Refugees © UNICEF/Pavel Zmey Children have 'nowhere to turn', as COVID-19 hits protection, social services, reports UNICEF Disruptions to services for preventing and responding to violence in the home , due to the global pandemic, has left children in more than 100 countries vulnerable to exploitation and abuse, a UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) survey has found. Law and Crime Prevention Unsplash/Sarah Lachise Death Valley temperature, likely highest since 1931: UN weather agency "All indications" suggest that the extreme temperature reading of 54.4 degrees Celsius recorded in California's Death Valley on Sunday, is legitimate, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday. Climate Change OCHA/Vincent Tremeau Real Life Heroes: building a safe space for Rohingya women refugees Bangladeshi architect Rizvi Hassan is the driving force behind the construction of a safe space for Rohingya women and girls, in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, site of the world's largest camp for displaced people, and home to around a million Rohingya refugees who fled from Myanmar. The community centre caters to a marginalized, vulnerable group, at risk of gender-based violence.  Migrants and Refugees UN Photo/Hervé Serefio PROFILE: Taking a lead against genocide, 'no society is immune' warns Adama Dieng Adama Dieng assumed the position of the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide in 2012, after a long and distinguished career in law and human rights, stepping down from the post at the end of July.  Human Rights 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