UN chief pledges to defeat Covid-19, rebuild fairer world


Neighbours sit around a fire-pit to watch Beyonce perform during the "One World: Together at Home" concert in a backyard on Saturday night (April 18) in Arlington, Virginia. A star-studded digital show got underway with celebrities performing from their homes in support of health workers, ahead of an all-star event to feature Taylor Swift and The Rolling Stones. - AFP

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pledged on Sunday (Apil 19) that all human beings should unite as one to combat the common enemy of coronavirus and rebuild a fairer world.

"Together, we will defeat this virus and rebuild a fairer world -- as united global citizens and united nations," the UN chief said in his video message for "One World: Together At Home" concert organised by international advocacy organisation Global Citizen on Saturday night.

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