Floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rainfall have hit northern Turkey, killing more than 60 people. Turkish President Erdogan has promised more aid.
We are particularly concerned about the shift of fighting to urban areas, where the potential for civilian harm is even greater, , said Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
Baku, June 25, AZERTAC
The European Union (EU) must use its leverage to ensure people everywhere have access to COVID-19 vaccines, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, according to the official website of the organization.
In a wide-ranging multilingual speech to the European Parliament in Brussels, the UN chief underscored the need to ramp up vaccinations globally.
“The pandemic is causing more deaths today than a year ago. And vaccines are our only way out of this crisis. They must be considered as a global public good, available and affordable to all,” he said.
“Vaccine equity is not only the greatest moral test of our times. It is also a matter of effectiveness”, he added.
The United Nations chief on Monday repeated a call for nations to impose a "solidarity tax" on people who have profited during the pandemic as a way to tackle extreme poverty, according to chinadaily.com.cn. "Reports indicate a $5 trillion surge in wealth of the richest in the past year. Yet, 120 million people