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Daily Wrap 4 September 2020 FAO/Giulio Napolitano 'I don't understand why Africa is still hungry': UN envoy's plan to transform food systems for all Agnes Kalibata, the former Rwandan Minister for Agriculture, has been tasked with leading the first-ever UN Food Systems Summit. In an interview with UN News, she outlined her vision for a transformed international system that is more resilient, fairer, and less harmful to the planet. SDGs PAHO COVID-19 impact on treatment for chronic illness revealed The COVID-19 health crisis has caused massive disruption worldwide in diagnosing and treating people with deadly but preventable diseases, including more than one in two cancer patients, UN health experts said on Friday. Health UN Women India 25 years after Beijing's Women Conference, significance 'undimmed' Exactly 25 years after the historic world conference in Beijing on the advancement and equality of women, the head of the UN gender empowerment agency declared on Friday that "its significance is undimmed".   Women UNRWA/Louise Wateridge UN agency for Palestinian refugees launches $95 million appeal to keep COVID at bay  The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a health and socio-economic emergency across the occupied Palestinian territory, the UN agency for the region warned on Friday, noting a swell of coronavirus cases in recent weeks.  Humanitarian Aid © UNICEF/Montico UNICEF to lead global procurement, supply of COVID vaccines UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) will be leading procurement and supply of COVID-19 vaccinations to ensure that all countries have safe, fast and equitable access to initial doses when they are available, the agency has announced. Health 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