COVID-19 pandemic must not erode Sustainable Development gains – President Ali

(Department of Public Information) His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, has called for an integrated response to the threats of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been wreaking havoc across the globe.

The President made this appeal in his opening remarks this morning, at a virtual flagship event being hosted by the Government of Guyana, in its capacity as Chair of the Group of 77 and China. 

President Ali said the pandemic has threatened the fight against climate change, as countries have been forced to shift their focus from environmental crises, which threaten lives and livelihoods. 

“The immediate task of containing, mitigating and eventually eradicating the coronavirus must not force us to ignore the challenges of protecting the environment and the need for collective action,” President Ali told the summit. 

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