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UN head: World not cooperating enough to beat pandemic

Season 2020 Episode 91 | 7m 45s

The coronavirus pandemic has struck the globe during an era of massive refugee crises, confrontation among the world’s great powers and armed conflicts in many countries. Under these circumstances, how do we coordinate an effective global response to an enemy we can't see? To answer that question and more, Judy Woodruff turns to Antonio Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations.

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