UN secretary general: recovery from the coronavirus crisis must lead to a better world
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In a column for the Guardian, U.N. Secretary General António Guterres has called for a coordinated global response to the pandemic, but said it must lead to greater global resilience and solidarity.
Guterres states that we must prepare for the worst and do everything to avoid it and lists is a three-point call to action – based on science, solidarity and smart policies – for doing just that.
Recovery from #coronavirus must lead to a better world.
We simply cannot return to where we were before #COVID19 struck, with countries unnecessarily vulnerable to crises.
Now is the time to build more inclusive, sustainable and resilient societies. https://t.co/7ZDpDi5VWS
First, suppress transmission of the coronavirus.
Second, tackle the devastating social and economic dimensions of the crisis.And third, is to recover better.
Guterres states that the world simply cannot return to where it was before Covid-19 struck, with societies unnecessarily vulnerable to crisis. “The pandemic has reminded us, in the starkest way possible, of the price we pay for weaknesses in health systems, social protections and public services. It has underscored and exacerbated inequalities, above all gender inequity, laying bare the way in which the formal economy has been sustained on the back of invisible and unpaid care labour. It has highlighted ongoing human rights challenges, including stigma and violence against women.”
Read the full article by the U.N. Secretary General António Guterres here
