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Daily Wrap 2 September 2019 MONUSCO/Michael Ali DR Congo President and UN chief meet at a 'historic moment' for democracy in the country On the third and final day of his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), UN chief António Guterres declared that the country is experiencing a historic moment, which could herald the development of democratic institutions. Peace and Security UNICEF/Khalil Ashawi Hospitals among seven health centres attacked in Syria's north-east  Seven health centres in Syria's north-west have been reportedly attacked in recent days and two of them have been destroyed, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.  Peace and Security UN Photo/Isaac Billy 'These are very dark times for Yemen': senior UN official on air strike mass casualties Lise Grande, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, described Sunday's deadly airstrikes in Dhamar City as a "horrific incident", and the scale of the casualties, as "staggering". "These are very dark times for Yemen," said Ms. Grande. "There have been days of fighting and strikes in the south and hundreds of casualties". Peace and Security SGP Ghana FROM THE FIELD: Restoring life to Ghana's land Subsistence farmers in Ghana are learning how to hold back the decline in the fertility of the smallholdings they cultivate while revitalizing their soils as desertification increasingly threatens their land and livelihoods.  Climate Change unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences