World must act now to protect Asia's most vulnerable from COVID-19

Coronavirus threatens economic, social and medical well-being of millions

Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana

April 3, 2020 03:00 JST

Homeless women wearing masks sit on a hand cart in Mumbai on Mar. 29: while we stay in our homes to fight COVID-19, let us remember that we are also fighting for those whose dwellings are less than adequate. © AP

Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana is the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

While we may not be able to join hands in person, we must continue uniting to fight the COVID-19 pandemic wherever we may be.