HRH Premier congratulated by WHO Chief on "Bahrain Visions Forum" success

Manama, Oct. 4 (BNA): His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has received a written message from the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. WHO chief expressed full support for the initiative launched by HRH Premier to establish a UN Taskforce, called “Friends of the UN Secretary-General” to mitigate the impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on efforts to achieve sustainable development goals, during the “Bahrain Visions Forum: Shared Visions for a Successful Future” 2020. WHO Director-General expressed thanks and appreciation to HRH the Prime Minister for his assertion of the kingdom’s firm support for the World Health Organisation, and the tangible steps he is taking to ensure that health remains a top priority. He also extended congratulations to HRH Premier on the outstanding success of the “Bahrain Visions Forum: Shared Visions for a Successful Future”, organised on September 29, by Court of the Prime Minister, in cooperation with WHO, on the sidelines of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 75) and the UN 75th Anniversary. He affirmed that the annual forum has contributed significantly to supporting pluralism and mobilising international efforts to counter the challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as ways to speed up recovery from them.