The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, emphasized that the pandemic of the emerging Corona Virus casts heavy shadows on societies and economies, as it revealed widespread widespread structural inequality, inadequate health infrastructure and gaps. In social protection.

This came during a speech by Guterres before a hypothetical meeting of the Economic and Social Council last Sunday.

Guterres said that six months after the outbreak of the pandemic, we have just begun to realize the severity of its effects on lives and livelihoods, as they reflect decades of progress on poverty and hunger and put greater obstacles on the path towards Achieving the SDGs.

He called for massive international support for the most vulnerable people and countries once again, calling on governments, civil society organizations, the private sector and development partners to accelerate global coordinated action to ensure better recovery from this crisis and fulfill a plan 2030.

He pointed out that these unprecedented times require deep thinking and strong action, and to confront fragility all leaders must be humble and acknowledge the vital importance of unity and solidarity within the United Nations family and outside it. .

He called on the Secretary-General to work together within a framework of networked, comprehensive and effective pluralism that links the entire United Nations system with regional organizations, international financial institutions, civil society, the business sector, cities and regions, etc. p>

The discussion of the Economic and Social Council comes on the eve of the start of the high-level political forum meetings on sustainable development.

The speech of the Secretary-General also comes during the discussion held by the Economic and Social Council of the joint analysis of the United Nations system and policy proposals on the theme of 2020, expedited actions and transformational paths and achieving the contract of employment and the provision of development Sustainable development, from the perspective of overcoming the human crisis and recovering better from the Corona pandemic