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COVID-19 pandemic, an ‘unprecedented wake-up call’ for all inhabitants of Mother Earth
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2020-04-22
Recognizing the “immediate and dreadful” impact of the coronavirus, the UN chief urged everyone to “work together to save lives, ease suffering and lessen the shattering economic and social consequence”. At the same time, he observed that climate disruption is approaching “a point of no return”, and a “deep emergency” that long predates the pandemic.