COVID-19: For the First Time We¡¯re Talking About a Development Emergency Response
NEW YORK, 6 April 2020 ¨C With COVID-19, the world is facing an unprecedented threat. The novel coronavirus has spread to over 200 countries and territories that are facing, in the words of the Deputy Secretary-General, ¡°not just a health emergency or a humanitarian emergency but for the first time a development emergency.¡±