UN calls for leaders to do everything in their power to cushion impact of pandemic. FMTNews
Children play with a ball in Plaka district of Athens during a lockdown on April 14.
“We must act now on each of these threats to our children,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.“What started as a public health emergency has snowballed into a formidable test for the global promise to leave no one behind.” Compared with adults, children infected with the coronavirus are less likely to have symptoms and more likely to have a mild illness, US and Chinese studies have found.
The United Nations said an estimated 42 million to 66 million children could fall into extreme poverty as a result of the coronavirus crisis this year, adding to the estimated 386 million children already in extreme poverty in 2019.
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