The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, considered yesterday the emerging Corona Virus (Covid-19) pandemic, the worst global crisis since the end of the Second World War 75 years ago, expressing his concern about the repercussions of fueling conflicts and wars in the world.
Guterres said, in an interview with a number of media outlets, that the new Corona virus, which appeared in China at the end of last year, and an impossible global epidemic is "the worst global crisis since the founding of the United Nations" in 1945.
He added, "The reason for this is that this pandemic brings together two elements: The first is that it is a disease that represents a threat to everyone in the world, and the second is that its economic impact will lead to a recession that we may have never seen before."
He explained that "the combination of these two elements, and the risk of deep disturbances, increased violence and escalating conflicts, makes us believe that this is indeed the most difficult crisis that we face since the Second World War."
The Secretary-General stressed that this crisis requires solidarity from all mankind, and set aside differences. "We need a stronger and more effective response, and it can only be achieved if we all stand together, forget about political games, and our awareness that the whole of humanity is at stake," he said.
For Guterres, the international community is still far from achieving the required solidarity, because all the measures that have been taken to date to confront the epidemic, have been taken by developed countries to protect their citizens and economies.
He said: "We are far from having a global package to help developing countries eliminate disease."
Guterres stressed that this crisis requires solidarity from all mankind, and set aside differences.