His pandemic Covid-19 is the worst global crisis since World War II, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said today, expressing concern that more wars could break out in the world.
Asked by reporters what caused the "worst global crisis since the founding of the United Nations" 75 years ago, Guterres said it was "a combination of a threatening disease that affects everyone and the economic impact." leading to an unprecedented recession in the recent past. "
"The combination of these two factors and the risk of increased instability, increased violence, conflict" make this crisis "the biggest challenge for us since World War II," he said.
It is also the crisis that "requires the strongest and most effective response", which can only be "overcome through solidarity and the unification of all, abandoning political games and understanding that humanity is in danger," he added.
According to him, the international community is still far behind in terms of solidarity.
"We are far from having a global system to help developing countries eradicate the disease while dealing with the dramatic consequences for the population in terms of job losses, the disappearance of small businesses and the end of informal trade."
"We are moving slowly in the right direction, but we need to accelerate and do more if we want to overcome the disease and support people in need," he said.
The United Nations today created a new fund for developing countries following a call last week for donations to poor and war-torn countries.
"Apart from the traditional aid of rich countries to the poor," we need to find innovative financial instruments "that will" create mechanisms for developing countries to cope with the crisis, "he said.
Otherwise, the pandemic could return as a "boomerang" to rich countries from poor countries, especially through Africa, he said, adding that the disease could cause "millions" of deaths.
Source: sigmalive