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WHO chief: This moment in history is one of extreme fragility
Health
- 18 August, 2021
- 16:33
This moment in history is one of extreme fragility, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a briefing in Geneva on Aug. 18, Report informs referring to TASS.
He called on countries to tackle problems together, not slipping into isolation.
“The humanitarian system is being pushed to its absolute limit - and beyond - by the climate crisis, natural disasters, conflict and the COVID pandemic,” he added.
“I can honestly say that I have never seen so many emergencies happening simultaneously. This moment in history is one of extreme fragility. Member States tempted to slip into isolation would do better engaging with one another,” he noted.
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