en-us	World Health Organization ‘absolutely critical’ to neutralizing coronavirus threat – UN chief
zh-cn	联合国秘书长：世卫组织在世界抗疫中扮演关键角色 必须得到支持 

en-us	The World Health Organization (WHO) must be supported across the world, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, describing the UN health agency, which has led the multilateral response since the beginning, as “absolutely critical” in overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic.  
zh-cn	联合国秘书长古特雷斯今天发表声明指出，世界卫生组织必须得到支持，因为该组织对世界为赢得抗击2019冠状病毒病进行的战斗所做的努力至关重要。他表示，在当下新冠病毒在全世界蔓延之时，国际社会团结一致、共同应对至关重要。

en-us	“The Covid-19 pandemic is one of the most dangerous challenges this world has faced in our lifetime”, the UN chief said in a statement. 
zh-cn	古特雷斯表示，2019冠状病毒病大流行是当今世界目前面临的最危险的挑战之一。 

en-us	“It is above all a human crisis with severe health and socio-economic consequences. 
zh-cn	首先，它是对人类造成严重健康和社会经济后果的危机。 

en-us	Mr. Guterres pointed out that thousands of WHO staff were in the field, fighting the virus on the front lines, supporting Member States and serving the most vulnerable among them with guidance, training, equipment and concrete life-saving assistance.  
zh-cn	他指出，拥有成千上万名工作人员的世界卫生组织处于前线，支持会员国，尤其是最脆弱的国家，抗击病毒，提供指导、培训、设备和具体的救生服务。

en-us	“I witnessed first-hand the courage and determination of WHO staff when I visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo last year, where WHO staff are working in precarious conditions and very dangerous remote locations as they fight the deadly Ebola virus”, he asserted.
zh-cn	他说：“去年我在访问刚果民主共和国时，亲眼目睹了世卫组织工作人员的勇气和决心，那里的世卫组织工作人员在动荡的环境和非常危险的偏远地区工作，与致命的埃博拉病毒作斗争。 

en-us	Noting that no new cases of Ebola have been registered in months, the UN chief called it “a remarkable success for WHO”. 
zh-cn	对于世卫组织而言，数月内没有记录到新的埃博拉病例是一项巨大的成功。”

en-us	“This virus is unprecedented in our lifetime and requires an unprecedented response”, Mr. Guterres spelled out. 
zh-cn	古特雷斯进一步指出，“这种病毒在我们的一生中是前所未有的，需要做出前所未有的反应。 

en-us	Maintaining that it is possible that the same facts have been interpreted in different ways, by different entities, 
zh-cn	显然，在当前的情况下，相同的事实可能被不同的实体进行不同的解读。 

en-us	he assured that that once the world finally turns the page on the epidemic,  
zh-cn	一旦我们最终扭转了这一流行病，

en-us	“there must be a time to look back fully to understand how such a disease emerged and spread its devastation so quickly across the globe, and how all those involved reacted to the crisis”. 
zh-cn	就必须有时间进行全面回顾，以了解这种疾病是如何产生的，并如何在全球范围内如此迅速地造成破坏，以及所有相关人员是如何应对危机的。 

en-us	“The lessons learned will be essential to effectively address similar challenges, as they may arise in the future”, he continued. 
zh-cn	所汲取的教训对于有效应对类似的挑战至关重要，因为将来可能还会出现类似的挑战。”

en-us	But now is not that time, added the UN chief: “Now is the time for unity, for the international community to work together in solidarity to stop this virus and its shattering consequences.”  
zh-cn	他说：“但是现在不是做这件事的时候。 现在是团结的时候，是整个国际社会团结一致，以制止这种病毒及其破坏性后果的时候。”