AP: LGBT refugees find a haven in Kenya despite persecution (Odula, 6/20).

AP: Last batch of joint aid lands in Yemen amid U.N. funding cuts (Debre/Hyde, 6/19).

Devex: COVID-19 puts a spotlight on the Medicines Patent Pool (Worley, 6/22).

Devex: Q&A: U.N. envoy on building back a better food system (Welsh, 6/19).

New York Times: Scientists Take Aim at Another Coronavirus Study in a Major Journal (Mandavilli, 6/18).

New York Times: Tsunami or Ripple? The Pandemic’s Mental Toll Is an Open Question (Carey, 6/21).

Science: Drug recently shown to reduce coronavirus death risk could run out, experts warn (Cahan, 6/21).

U.N. News: Global ban needed on bogus ‘conversion therapy,’ argues U.N. rights expert (6/21).

Washington Post: Kirk R. Smith, scientist who warned of health hazards of open-fire cooking, dies at 73 (Shudel, 6/21).

Xinhua: WHO certifies South Sudan free of polio (6/20).

Xinhua: UNRWA official warns of COVID-19 risks in refugee camps (6/21).