UN Secretary-General: "Africa May Suffer the Greatest Impact from COVID-19"
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] United Nations Secretary-General Ant?nio Guterres warned on the 15th (local time) that Africa could be the most severely impacted by the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
According to foreign media, Secretary-General Guterres said during a video conference with UN ambassadors from 54 African countries held in New York that day, "The coronavirus was not created in Africa, but like the climate change crisis, Africa could be the most severely affected."
He further emphasized that debt relief is crucial to help Africa respond to COVID-19.
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He stated that since proposing a $2 billion (approximately 2.5 trillion won) UN humanitarian fund to respond to the coronavirus pandemic on the 25th of last month, about 20% of the target amount has been raised so far.
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