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Daily Wrap 9 September 2019 World Bank/Dominic Chavez One person dies by suicide every 40 seconds: new UN health agency report Despite progress in national prevention strategies, one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds, the World Health Organization's (WHO) Director-General lamented on Monday, highlighting key findings of the agency's latest report on global suicide estimates. Health UNifeed Video Monday's Daily Brief: Suicide death every 40 seconds, rights chief on climate change link, Venezuela, Dorian updates, desertification summit latest A recap of Monday's top stories: Someone dies by suicide every 40 seconds says new report; UN rights chief highlights climate change threat, and "devastating toll" on Venezuela; deputy chief Amina Mohammed says halting desertification is a key part of climate action; health agency pledges millions to Hurricane Dorian response. Health 17ª Brigada de Infantaria de Selva We are 'burning up our future', UN's Bachelet tells Human Rights Council The Human Rights Council opened in Geneva on Monday with a warning from the UN's top rights official that, with forest fires raging in the Amazon, "we are burning up our future, literally". Human Rights David Longstreath/IRIN Scourge of slavery still claims 40 million victims worldwide, 'must serve as a wakeup call' Incidents of modern-day slavery are "only likely to increase" as a result of some of biggest challenges facing the world today, a UN expert outlined in a report for the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday. Human Rights Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Nuclear testing has 'disastrous consequences' for people and planet, General Assembly told Events commemorating the recent International Day against Nuclear Tests serve as an "important and stark reminder…of the disastrous consequences of nuclear testing on human health and the environment", a top UN official told the General Assembly on Monday. Peace and Security MINUSMA / Gema Cortes Political solutions 'prerequisite to sustainable peace', Lacroix tells Security Council While peacekeeping is an "essential tool" for preventing conflict and reducing the risk of relapse, "political solutions are a prerequisite to sustainable peace", the United Nations peacekeeping chief told the Security Council on Monday. Peace and Security unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences