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Daily Wrap 31 August 2020 ILO Generations of progress for women and girls could be lost to COVID pandemic, UN chief warns Highlighting the disproportionate and devastating socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on women and girls globally, The UN chief António Guterres called on Monday for a major push to prevent "years, even generations" worth of progress on women's empowerment, from being lost to the pandemic.  Women UNAMID/Albert Gonzalez Farran Sudan: Darfur deal a 'significant step', says head of UN-AU peacekeeping mission A peace agreement between Sudanese authorities and key armed movements from Darfur could provide a path to national unity, the head of the joint UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) said on Monday.  Peace and Security UN Photo/Evan Schneider Kickstarting economies without COVID-19 plan, 'a recipe for disaster': Tedros Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, countries want to "get their economies going again", the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, advising on the measures that governments, communities and individuals should take, to do so safely. Health UNICEF/Abdulhaleem Urgent solution needed to address fuel woes in war-torn Yemen The UN Special Envoy for Yemen has called on all parties to urgently work together with his Office, in order to find a solution that ensures people in the country can access basic fuel supplies, amid major shortages in areas controlled by the Houthis, formally known as Ansar Allah. 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