International Day of Conscience: WHO DG calls for collective efforts to beat coronavirus pandemic

• Tedros says governments, private sector, civil society and the UN, all have a role in building the culture of peace through education and public-awareness-raising activities.
• Access to good information is vital to the COVID-19 response: WHO DG.

(Karachi) World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that as the whole world is passing through difficult time in wake of coronavirus outbreak, it is need of the hour to promote culture of peace with love and conscience. He added the only way we can keep the world safe is with collective efforts.

In a message on the first United Nations International Day of Conscience, he said governments, private sector, civil society and the UN, all have a role in building the culture of peace with love and conscience, such as through education & public-awareness-raising activities.

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He said, "Access to good information is vital to the COVID-19 response."

Ghebreyesus maintained, "I hope governments will work closely with communities on ensuring peace and sustainable development, through encouraging forgiveness & compassion."

He said, "We must be kind to one another to leave coronavirus in the past."

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The WHO DG remarked, "I hope everyone will try to do the right thing to champion diversity, inclusiveness and solidarity!"

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The move to designate April 5 as the International Day of Conscience has been taken by the Kingdom of Bahrain Prime Minister, His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. For the purpose, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on July 31, 2019, entitled "Promoting the Culture of Peace with Love and Conscience".

As part of the resolution, people round the world were called upon to participate in individual capacity and utilize their networks to celebrate diversity and inclusiveness.

Coronavirus, which emerged in the China's Wuhan city in December 2019, has so far infected over one million people, with over 50,000 deaths.

The virus has engulfed Europe and the United States with most number of deaths being recorded in Italy and New York. In view of the alarming situation, researchers and scientists across the globe are struggling to develop a vaccine.

Pakistan too is facing an increase in coronavirus cases on a daily basis. The government has taken various measures to contain spread of the disease, including imposing lockdown in the country.