On March 23, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for a global ceasefire so the world could direct its attention to dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. He pointed out that “the most vulnerable — women and children, people with disabilities, the marginalized and the displaced — [and health professionals] were at the highest risk of suffering devastating losses from COVID-19.
Rich Van Dellen: Pandemic demands a global ceasefire
On March 23, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for a global ceasefire so the world could direct its attention to dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. He pointed out that “the most vulnerable — women and children, people with disabilities, the marginalized and the displaced — [and health professionals] were at the highest risk of suffering devastating losses from COVID-19.