The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mami Mizutori, today called for increased support to developing countries struggling to manage the COVID-19 pandemic which has claimed two million lives over the last twelve months.
In a statement released today, Ms. Mizutori said:
"My thoughts are with all those who have lost a loved one in this year of pain and struggle. The loss of life from this pandemic is the equivalent of eight Indian Ocean tsunamis but support for the countries most exposed is, sadly, not as forthcoming in the generous way that we saw after the Indian Ocean tsunami which killed some 228,000 people of many different nationalities.
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