'We are facing enormously complex and interdependent challenges'- UN Chief

From the creator

Opening remarks by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations on the ECOSOC Integration Segment 2020. "Excellencies, distinguished representatives, ladies and gentlemen, It is a pleasure to address the Integration Segment of the Economic and Social Council. Six months since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are only beginning to perceive the severity of its impacts on lives and livelihoods around the world. The pandemic is laying bare widespread and pervasive structural inequalities, from inadequate health infrastructure to gaps in social protection that are now a matter of life and death for so many. It is reversing decades of progress on poverty and hunger, and placing even greater obstacles on the pathway to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Those worst affected are those who were already vulnerable: people living in poverty, people with disabilities, other marginalized groups, and women and children. The United Nations has mobilized on all fronts to protect lives and ease the economic fallout, starting with the World Health Organization’s coordination of the health response. I am proud of our achievements to date, from shipping medical goods and personal protective equipment to more than 130 countries, to helping more than 150 million children access education. We have also called for massive global support for the most vulnerable people and countries; supported research and development for a people’s vaccine that is affordable an

Published 2020-07-06 · Watch on YouTube ↗
Availability and playback restrictions are controlled by the original channel.