Cities and local government must focus on well-being of people in developing countries
New York, July 14 -- While the scale and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic is being felt in developing and developed countries alike, the President of the UN General Assembly maintained on Monday that the response must focus on "the two-thirds of the world's population at risk of being left behind".
"We need to focus on specific actions that will alleviate the impact on the well-being and livelihoods of people in developing countries and the marginalized around the world", Tijjani Muhammad-Bande told the virtual United Cities and Local Government Forum, part of the on-going High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
"We need to address their specific needs now while building back".
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