USA Africa Dialogue Series - Fwd: Covid-19: Global Ceasefire

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From: UN Secretary General António Guterres to Avaaz members <avaaz@avaaz.org>
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2020 at 07:06
Subject: Covid-19: Global Ceasefire
To: toyin.adepoju@gmail.com <toyin.adepoju@gmail.com>

Dear friends, The head of the UN sent us this urgent call for a global ceasefire. Let's all sign and share now: Add my name Our world faces a common enemy: COVID-19. The virus does not care about nationality or ethnicity, faction or faith. It attacks all, relentlessly. Meanwhile, armed conflict rages on around the world. The most vulnerable — women and children, people with disabilities, the marginalized and the displaced — pay the highest price. They are also at the highest risk of suffering devastating losses from COVID-19. Let's not forget that in war-ravaged countries, health systems have collapsed. Health professionals, already few in number, have often been targeted. Refugees and others displaced by violent conflict are doubly vulnerable. The fury of the virus illustrates the folly of war. That is why today, I am calling for an immediate global ceasefire in all corners of the world. - UN Secretary General, António Guterres Add my name With hope, Ricken, Christoph, Risalat, Spyro, Nana and the whole team at Avaaz MORE INFORMATION: António Guterres: "The fury of the virus illustrates the folly of war" (United Nations) https://www.un.org/en/un-coronavirus-communications-team/fury-virus-illustrates-folly-war Calling for immediate global ceasefire - UN chief on COVID-19: virtual press conference https://youtu.be/JH9sZxVlpDo Statement on behalf of 53 countries - Call for an immediate global ceasefire https://www.government.is/diplomatic-missions/embassy-article/2020/03/30/Statement-on-behalf-of-53-countries-Call-for-an-immediate-global-ceasefire/ Pope appeals for global ceasefire amid Covid pandemic (Vatican News) https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-03/angelus-pope-appeals-for-global-ceasefire-amid-covid-pandemic.html Given the gravity of the Covid-19 crisis, Avaaz is taking the unprecedented step of sharing a statement of the UN Secretary General. You can also read his full statement here and view his virtual press conference here. Avaaz is a 60-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 18 countries on 6 continents and operates in 17 languages. Learn about some of Avaaz's biggest campaigns here, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. You became a member of the Avaaz movement and started receiving these emails when you signed "George Floyd" on 2020-05-31 using the email address toyin.adepoju@gmail.com. To ensure that Avaaz messages reach your inbox, please add avaaz@avaaz.org to your address book. To change your email address, language settings, or other personal information, contact us, or simply go here to unsubscribe. To contact Avaaz, please do not reply to this email. Instead, write to us at https://www.avaaz.org/en/contact/?footer or call us at +1-888-922-8229 (US).

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