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Daily Wrap 6 August 2020 UN/Pasqual Gorriz 'Immediate humanitarian assistance' mobilized in force, to support Beirut after deadly blast The response to Tuesday's explosion in Beirut requires global support in order to "surmount the devastating impact" of the crisis facing the Lebanese people, the UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the country said on Thursday.   Humanitarian Aid UN Mexico/Gabriela Ramirez Global cooperation is our only choice against COVID-19, says WHO chief With more than 18.5 million cases of COVID-19 reported worldwide as of Thursday, and 700,000 deaths, the UN's top health official again appealed to countries to unite in the fight against the disease Health WFP/Allan Stephen New humanitarian air service boosts COVID-19 response in the Pacific A flight carrying protective masks, ventilators and other essential medical supplies for COVID-19 response, landed in Papua New Guinea on Thursday, marking the start of a humanitarian air service for the Pacific region, Governments and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) have announced. Health UN Photo/Eluchi Matsumoto 75 years after the bomb, Hiroshima still chooses 'reconciliation and hope' In a video message delivered to a Peace Memorial Ceremony in Japan on Thursday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has paid tribute to the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, which devastated the city in 1945.  Peace and Security UN Photo/Stuart Price Cross-border links between terrorists, organized crime, underscore need for coherent global response The nexus between terrorism and organized crime took centre stage in the Security Council on Thursday, with experts raising fresh concerns over opportunistic alliances emerging among belligerents who share a hostility towards national authorities, and seek to exploit vulnerabilities created by the COVID-19 crisis. Peace and Security Mohamed Nasser Yemen: Human right violations against journalists, coming 'from all quarters' Unparalleled rights violations and abuses against journalists are being carried out by all parties to the armed conflict in Yemen, the UN human rights chief said on Thursday Human Rights UNAMA/Shafiqullah Waak Security Council condemns 'heinous and cowardly' terrorist attack in Jalalabad, Afghanistan Members of the UN Security Council have condemned "in the strongest terms" the terrorist attack at a prison complex in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Monday, that left at least 29 people – including civilians – dead. Peace and Security 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