Addressing global leaders at a virtual summit calling for international cooperation in the fight against the pandemic on Sunday (Aug 9), Prime Minister Hun Sen said only if nations worked together will the world defeat the crisis and thrive in its aftermath.
He said the spread of Covid-19 had posed unprecedented challenges to public health and security, had disrupted gatherings and stymied global supply chains, all of which had seriously impacted livelihoods and exacerbated a global economic downturn.
In this context, a joint response and universal solidarity were needed, he said, at the summit entitled World Rally of Hope: Building and Renewing Our Nations in the Post-Covid-19 World: Interdependence, Mutual Prosperity and Universal Values.
