UN Guterres: pandemic is 'a crisis like no other'

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday said that COVID19 pandemic was "a crisis like or", and criticised lack of a joint response from gonernments to this global threat.He warned COVID-19 vaccines should t suffer same disjointed response, and must be considered "a global public good."

Guterres was speaking during an online event in connection with bel Prize celebrations, a day after World Food Program (WFP) h been awarded 2020 Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger. he of WFP, David Beasley, said number of people on brink of starvation has risen from 135 million people to 270 million this past year.He went on to praise rwegian bel Institute for highlighting importance of food in solving issues related to international peace and stability, ding "our hardest work is really right ahe of us in 2021."

(Im Credit: AP)