The pandemic, measures taken by countries to try to stop its spread and the economic impact have fueled a 40% increase in the number of people needing humanitarian help, the United Nations said earlier this week. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and his top officials have also called for Covid-19 vaccines to be made available to all and for rich countries to help developing countries combat and recover from the pandemic. Tedros appealed for an immediate injection of $4.3 billion into a world vaccine-sharing program. "We simply cannot accept a world in which the poor and marginalized are trampled by the rich and powerful in the stampede for vaccines," Tedros told the General Assembly. "This is a global crisis and the solutions must be shared equitably as global public goods."

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 05, 2020 13:30 UTC