UN Secretary General calls for global ceasefire

Due to the crisis surrounding COVID-19, the Secretary General of the United Nations António Guterres called for an “immediate worldwide ceasefire.” Civilians in conflict areas need to be protected from the devastating effects of the pandemic, Guterres said during a speech at the UN headquarters in New York. “Let the weapons remain silent, stop the artillery, end the air strikes,” said the UN Secretary General. This is central to creating humanitarian corridors for civilians.

Many countries fear the collapse of their health systems as a result of the Corona virus. In conflict areas such as Syria or Yemen, basic medical care has slumped due to years of fighting. Experts fear catastrophe should the pandemic spread to such conflict regions.

Syria has already reported an infection of COVID-19. There are also confirmed cases of infection in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is characterized by years of conflict, and in Afghanistan.

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Impressionen zum Leben in Zeiten der Corona-Pandemie: Foto: tünews INTERNATIONAL; Mostafa Elyasian, 19.3.2020

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