WHO chief: The world doesn't respond to crises affecting human race the same way

WHO chief: The world doesn't respond to crises affecting human race the same way
Mr Tedros told a news conference: "I don't know if the world really gives equal attention to black and white lives."
April 14, 2022, 9:18 am

WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom

The BBC reported, the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) says the world does not give equal attention to emergencies affecting black and white people.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said only a fraction of the help given to Ukraine was given to other humanitarian crises.

He said that assisting Ukraine is "very important" because it "impacts the whole world."

He said, but Tigray province in Ethiopia, Yemen, Afghanistan or Syria are not receiving the same attention.

Mr Tedros told a news conference: "I don't know if the world really gives equal attention to black and white lives."

The world does not give equal attention to emergencies affecting black and white people, Mr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says (File photo: Pixabay)

He added: "I need to be blunt and honest that the world is not treating the human race the same way. Some are more equal than others. And when I say this, it pains me. Because I see it. Very difficult to accept but it's happening."

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Tedros, who is from Tigray, said the United Nations had determined that 100 trucks per day of life-saving humanitarian supplies were needed for the Ethiopian region.

The BBC pointed out that war broke out in Tigray between the TPLF - a group that dominated Ethiopian politics for nearly three decades - and the government in November 2020 following months of simmering tension.

It added that the fighting has seen thousands killed - including civilians - while millions are in desperate need of humanitarian aid, with the federal government accused of hampering relief efforts.

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It should be noted that all warring parties have allegedly carried out extrajudicial killings and used sexual violence.

Source: BBC

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