"The World Is Not Treating the Human Race the Same Way"

"Some Are More Equal Than Others"

Earlier this week (on April 13, 2022), the Director-General of the World Health Organization (W.H.O.), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, noted (with obvious sadness and frustration) stark differences in the levels of attention and aid extended to conflict areas:

“I don’t know if the world really gives equal attention to black and white lives. I said it last week. The whole attention to Ukraine is very important, of course, because it impacts the whole world but even a fraction of it is not being given to Tigray, Yemen, Afghanistan, Syria and the rest, a fraction. And I need to be blunt and honest, that the world is not treating the human race the same way. Some are more equal than others. ...I hope the world comes back to its senses and treats all human life (equally).”

May we resolve, in these coinciding days of faith – Ramadan, Passover, and Easter – to extend hearts of hope and hands of help to all of the peoples of the world.

Source: https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/covid-19--ukraine---other-global-health-issues-virtual-press-conference-transcript---13-april-2022 (at minute 58)