António Guterres is the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, who took office on 1 January 2017.
Our world has reached a heartbreaking milestone: the COVID-19 pandemic has already claimed the lives of two million people.
Behind this astonishing figure there are names and faces: the smile is nothing more than a memory, the position at the empty table, the room that resonates with the silence of someone enjoyed.
Unfortunately, the fatal effects of the pandemic have been compounded by the lack of coordinated global efforts.
In memory of those two million souls, the world will have to act with much greater solidarity.
It’s time.
Safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out, and the UN is mobilizing countries in the largest global vaccination effort in history.
We are committed to ensuring that vaccines are perceived as a global public good – vaccines for people.
This requires full investment for the COVID-19 Access to Tools Accelerator and its COVAX Facility, which aims to make vaccines available and affordable for all.
The world’s major economies have a special responsibility.
However, we are now seeing a vaccine gap.
Vaccines are temporarily arriving in high-income countries, while poorer countries have none.
Science triumphs, solidarity fails.
Some countries participate in supplementary agreements, even going so far as to supply themselves beyond their needs.
Governments have a duty to their populations, but “vaccination” is doomed to fail and will delay the global recovery.
COVID-19 can be defeated one country at a time.
We want brands to step up their commitment to working with COVAX and countries around the world to get enough sources and fair distribution.
We want countries to focus now on sharing surplus vaccine doses.
This would urgently vaccinate all fitness staff globally and fitness systems against collapse.
Priority will need to be given to other people on the frontline, such as humanitarian workers and high-risk populations.
To build public acceptance about vaccines, we want to build vaccine acceptance and wisdom through effective, fact-based communication.
As science continues to open up new avenues of hope, let’s also look at the undeniable and proven steps we can all take to stay safe: wear masks, maintain physical distancing, and avoid crowds.
Our world can defeat this virus in one direction: together.
Global solidarity will save lives, people, and help to defeat this cruel virus.
“You see, we’re not making these pictures to make ourselves feel better. That kind of traditional perception of what a benefactor is. We are making these paintings because we are completely convinced that it is not necessary, in today’s world, for so many other people. to enjoy the discomfort, for so many other people to enjoy the hardships, for so many other people to see their lives and livelihoods at risk. “
Dr. David Nabarro has committed his life to global health. After a long career that has taken him from the horrors of the Iraq war to the devastating aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami, he still feels compelled to act on the enormous inequalities in the world. health care.
“What helps me stay awake at night are the inequalities endemic in our world. . . We see a lot of unnecessary suffering. “
The Manguinhos Ballet, named after its favela in Rio de Janeiro, is back on level after a long absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has 250 young people and adolescents from the favela as interpreters. The ballet organization provides social assistance in a network where poverty, hunger and teenage pregnancy are constant problems.
The pandemic has put many other people to the test, and journalists are no exception. Not only has the coronavirus waged a war against the lives and well-being of other people, but it has also spawned countless clinical deceptions and lies.