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Daily Wrap 21 September 2020 © UNDP India LIVE: UN 'only as strong as its members' Guterres tells UN75 event, looking to the future On Monday the UN marks the 75 years of the Organization with a High-level meeting featuring many world leaders. The theme is, "The future we want, the United Nations we need", and there is a strong focus on the role of youth, and ensuring the UN remains relevant for future generations. Highlights:  •     Live broadcast of High-level meeting •    UNcomplicated podcast: the UN turns 75 •    UN75 photo story  •    Richard Curtis video, Nations United •   Lid Is On podcast, narrated by Julia Roberts •   W.H. Auden's "Hymn to the United Nations" UN Affairs UN Caribbean One million people share hopes and fears for future with the UN The results are in from a massive, unprecedented crowd-sourcing survey of international opinion, launched in January 2020 to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. Participants from all walks of life, women, men, girls and boys in developed and developing countries were encouraged to share their hopes and fears for the future and how the UN can help to bring about change.  UN Affairs University of Oxford/John Cairns Global solution to COVID-19 in sight, 'we sink or we swim together' – WHO chief COVID-19 is an "unprecedented global crisis that demands an unprecedented global response", the chief of the UN health agency said on Monday, unveiling a plan to have two billion doses of coronavirus vaccine available by the end of 2021.  Health UN Photo/Mark Garten The world must not be 'neutral' on enforced disappearances  The international community "should not be neutral" on enforced disappearance, independent UN human rights experts said on Monday, calling for countries to strengthen cooperation in investigating and prosecuting perpetrators.    Human Rights IAEA DPRK nuclear activities still 'cause for serious concern', says UN atomic energy chief Nuclear activities in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) "remain a cause for serious concern", the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in Vienna on Monday.  Peace and Security Unsplash/Cole Keister Stand together and build a just world, UN chief says in message for International Day of Peace Even amid the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic, people everywhere must continue to make peace a priority, the UN Secretary-General said on Monday.  Peace and Security CC0 Public Domain Spain violated inclusive education right of child with disabilities, independent committee finds Spain violated the right to inclusive education of a child with disabilities, an independent UN human rights committee has found, calling on the country to end any educational segregation of students with disabilities in both special education and mainstream schools. 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