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Daily Wrap 1 October 2020 UN Photo/Milton Grant COVID-19 underscores need to deliver on promise of landmark women's rights conference Unless countries act now, the COVID-19 pandemic could erase recent "fragile progress" towards gender equality, the UN Secretary-General warned on Thursday, urging governments to put women at the centre of recovery and response.  Women MINUSCA/Hervé Serefio Central African Republic: elections are 'unique opportunity' for peace - Guterres The UN Secretary-General has called for parties in the Central African Republic (CAR) to prioritize national dialogue and consensus-building ahead of elections scheduled to begin in December.  Peace and Security © UNHCR/Nicolo Filippo Rosso Top humanitarian award winner 'nothing short of heroic': UN refugee chief  An educator and rights defender who has spent more than 20 years rescuing exploited and trafficked children in Colombia, represents "the best of us", the UN refugee chief said on Thursday, as she was named the winner of this year's Nansen Refugee Award. Migrants and Refugees WFP/Rein Skullerud Annual report: Pandemic recovery must be measured in 'human rather than economic terms' We must "commit" to building a more inclusive and sustainable world, the UN chief underscored in his annual report on the Work of the Organization, launched on Thursday. UN Affairs Photo: Mathieu Galtier/IRIN Stranded migrants need safe and dignified return, says independent UN rights panel Governments should immediately address the inhumane conditions in detention faced by migrant workers who are also being blamed for spreading the coronavirus, a UN panel of independent rights experts said on Thursday. Human Rights © UNICEF/Giacomo Pirozzi Listen to older people's 'suggestions and ideas' for more inclusive societies, urges UN chief Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is reckoning with the disproportionate and severe impact that the virus has wrought on the "health…rights and well being" of older persons, the UN chief has said, marking the international day highlighting their issues. Human Rights Trust Fund for Victims Deterring 'atrocious crimes' contributes to development: International Criminal Court President Deterring genocides, armed conflicts and other atrocious crimes supports sustainable development says the President of the UN-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) Chile Eboe-Osuji. Law and Crime Prevention 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