Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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Pleased to join an International Legal Forum on COVID-19 hosted by the Russian Federation and to address:
🇷🇺 Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev
🇷🇺 Minister of Justice Konstantin Chuychenko
Council of Europe Secretary-General Marija Pejcinovic Buric
🇸🇬 Minister for Home Affairs & Law K Shanmugam
🇨🇳 Minister of Justice Zhenghua Fu
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed new pressures and responsibilities on states, on communities and on individuals.
The rule of law is what guarantees the functioning and stability of our countries, which together make up the international community.
WHO is working with experts and other international organizations to review the application of public health laws during this pandemic and provide guidance. COVID-19 is disrupting our societies, but it cannot, and must not, shake our foundations. One day this crisis will be behind us, but billions of people will continue to face their own health crises every day of not having access to the essential health services they need and of not being able to pay for those services. Here too, the rule of law has a central role to play.
I thanked the honourable participants for their commitment and support for harnessing the law to mitigate the current crisis and to work towards a healthier, safer, fairer world.
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