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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said countries received sufficient warning. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said countries received sufficient warning. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP
The COVID-19 pandemic has offered the biggest indication since World War II that the world needs the United Nations, according to World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom.
Tedros made the remarks on Monday, which was the 75thth anniversary of the founding of the UN
“Perhaps no crisis since World War II has shown more clearly why we need the UN than the COVID-19 pandemic,” said the WHO chief. “We can only confront this common threat with a common approach.”
Tedros’s comments came as the number of COVID-19 cases globally surpassed the 31.11 million mark, with a death toll surpassing 961,000.
He also took the opportunity to deliver a three-point message from the WHO as world leaders meet virtually for the UN General Assembly this week.
First, the pandemic should motivate us to redouble our efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, not become an excuse to lose them.
Second, we must prepare for the next pandemic now.
“And third, we must move heaven and earth to guarantee equitable access to diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines,” he said.
