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Daily Wrap 28 August 2020 UNDP India India urged to lead global push for clean energy, climate action India has a crucial role to play in promoting clean energy and climate action as the world looks to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday.  Climate Change NASA Hurricane Laura: Most dangerous hurricane to hit the US this season Hurricane Laura is by far the most intense and dangerous hurricane to hit the United States this season, the UN weather agency said on Friday, the day after it made landfall on the US Gulf Coast.   Climate Change UNDP Moldova/ Ion Buga New guidelines aim to dismantle barriers blocking people with disabilities from access to justice The first-ever guidelines on access to justice for people with disabilities are an "indispensable contribution" towards ensuring justice for all, UN human rights experts said on Friday.  Human Rights © UNICEF UNICEF: Time is of the essence, as water shortages compound desperate situation in Beirut Risk of water-borne diseases is rising in Beirut, in the aftermath of the devastating explosion in early August, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned, calling for urgent action to ensure families and responders have access to safe water and sanitation.  Humanitarian Aid UN Photo New killings after Jacob Blake shooting reveal chronic problems still to be overcome in US Disturbing video footage purportedly showing a teenager involved in a deadly shooting in the US state of Wisconsin is evidence that far stricter gun control measures are needed, the UN human rights office, OHCHR said on Friday..  Human Rights OCHA/Ivo Brandau Complex security, environmental crises worsen conditions for over 360,000 in western Chad More than 360,000 internally displaced persons in Chad's Lake province are facing a "double" crisis, exposed to security and environmental risks, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported, highlighting the need to strengthen resilience of affected communities. Humanitarian Aid UN Photo/Evan Schneider UN rights chief urges DR Congo to protect Nobel laureate Mukwege amid death threats UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has condemned death threats made against Congolese Nobel Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege and called for his protection. Human Rights OCHA/P.Peron Myanmar: Upcoming elections an opportunity to take a new inclusive democratic path The Government of Myanmar should embrace upcoming national elections, scheduled for November, as an opportunity to take a new and fully inclusive democratic path, and to address the root of causes of abuses suffered by ethnic minorities, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) has urged.  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