COVID-19 threatens progress made in global heath UN
Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President of the seventieth session of the General Assembly.
Ms. Catherine Pollard, Under Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management
Published 17 December 2020
The United Nations says the novel coronavirus pandemic is threatening the progress made in global health over the past two decades.
The Executive Director, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, Winnie Byanyima, stated this recently when the UN team held a half-day strategic brainstorming retreat with the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 amid indications of a second wave of the pandemic
Byanyima said, “COVID-19 is threatening the progress that the world has made in health and development over the past 20 years, including the gains we have made against HIV. Only global solidarity and shared responsibility will help us beat the coronavirus, end the AIDS epidemic and guarantee the right to health for all.”