COVID-19 Open Letter, April 2020
COVID-19 PANDEMIC: ACCESS TO PREVENTION AND TREATMENT IS A MATTER OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Open letter from Carlos Correa, Executive Director of the South Centre, to
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization
Francis Gurry, Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organization
Roberto Azevêdo, Director-General of the World Trade Organization
CC: António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General
CC: Verónica Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Dear Colleagues,
The unprecedented global health crisis caused by COVID-19 represents a global challenge to the essential security interests of all countries. As stated by the World Health Organization Constitution, “the health of all peoples is fundamental to the attainment of peace and security and is dependent upon the fullest co-operation of individuals and States.”
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