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Daily Wrap 9 October 2020 UNICEF/Peter Martell UN World Food Programme wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, as hunger mounts The UN World Food Programme (WFP), which provides lifesaving food assistance to millions across the world – often in extremely dangerous and hard-to-access conditions – has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.  Peace and Security Imperial College London/Thomas Angus China joins global effort to ensure COVID vaccine access for all China is among three additional countries to have signed on to a global initiative that aims to ensure fair and equitable access to a COVID-19 vaccine once developed, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday.  Health © UNICEF/Wathiq Khuzaie New agreement in Iraq signals 'a first and important step' toward a better future An agreement between Iraq's Federal and the Kurdish Regional governments on Friday paves the way for reconstruction in the north of the country, in what the UN has called "a first and important step in the right direction".  Peace and Security WFP/Isheeta Sumra The World Food Programme: a three-year experiment that became indispensable The need for the World Food Programme, the recipient of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, to exist is starker than ever. From conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to flooding in South Sudan, and the civil war in Yemen, man-made and natural disasters are leaving tens of millions of people unsure if they will have enough food for themselves and their families to survive on. Humanitarian Aid World Bank/Deshan Tennekoon International Day of the Girl: 'Be bold in your demands', urges UN deputy chief  As the COVID-19 pandemic increases gender, economic and racial inequalities, the UN on Friday marked the upcoming International Day of the Girl, with a youth-driven virtual townhall to demand a more just and equitable world for girls. Women UN News/Daniel Johnson Nagorno-Karabakh: UN rights chief calls for urgent ceasefire as hostilities mount Amid escalating hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights appealed on Friday for an urgent ceasefire and for greater protection to be given to those caught up in the violence.  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