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Daily Wrap 5 October 2020 UN Women/Louie Pacardo 70 per cent of COVID cases located in just 10 countries, WHO reports While COVID-19 has affected all countries, the pandemic is "uneven", and it is estimated that 10 per cent of the global population may have been infected with the virus, senior officials with the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. Health MINUSTAH/Logan Abassi Violent protests sparked by murder, bring Haiti to brink of instability, Security Council warned Violent protests sparked by the murder of a high-profile legal scholar are threatening to push Haiti into a spiral of instability, Special Representative Helen La Lime told the Security Council on Monday, as she outlined UN efforts to help overcome the impasse engulfing the country. Peace and Security OCHA/Giles Clarke Put peace in Libya first, UN chief urges summit on war-shattered nation  A "rare opportunity" for peace in Libya should be seized by all those involved directly or indirectly in the conflict, António Guterres said on Monday, at a High-Level virtual meeting convened to end the fighting.  Peace and Security © UNICEF/UNI368162/Seng Reimagine education to achieve quality learning for all, UN and partners urge Now is the time to "think beyond COVID-19" to reimagine education and realize the goal of providing all students with access to quality learning, UN agencies and their partners said on Monday in a joint statement to mark World Teachers' Day.  Culture and Education © UNICEF/Pavel Zmey COVID-19 disrupting critical mental health services, WHO warns The global pandemic has disrupted critical mental health services in 93 per cent of the countries it surveyed, underscoring the devastating impact of COVID-19 and highlighting an urgent need to scale up funding, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has said.  Health UN News/Vibhu Mishra Harness 'transformative potential' of urbanization for people and planet Commemorating World Habitat Day, top UN officials on Monday called for urgent action to provide low-income families and vulnerable populations more secure affordable housing and easy access to water, sanitation, transport and other basic services.  SDGs UN Photo/Mark Garten UN condemns deadly suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan The United Nations has strongly condemned Saturday's suicide attack on a government building in Nangarhar province, eastern Afghanistan, and underlined that the perpetrators must be brought to justice.  Peace and Security UNESCO/Naw Ray May Dee Learning lessons from COVID-19 in Myanmar School closures in Myanmar resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic have affected millions of students. The UN is working with the country's authorities to ensure that the education system is made more resilient, and children's schooling is protected as much as possible. Culture and Education 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