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Ex-UN Sec. Gen. Ban Ki-moon on coronavirus- West must aid global south in coronavirus fight! (E865)

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. He discusses the coronavirus pandemic causing chaos around the world, the difference between the Ebola epidemic and coronavirus pandemic, how global governance has declined since the Ebola epidemic, the need for wealthy Western countries to aid the global south against Covid-19, the need for an internationally coordinated response and cooperation between international institutions, what made South Korea so successful in suppressing the coronavirus pandemic, what Western countries can learn from countries like South Korea, the climate change crisis and more!

Ex-UN Sec. Gen. Ban Ki-moon on coronavirus- West must aid global south in coronavirus fight! (E865)
Twice a week, award-winning journalist Afshin Rattansi and his team go underground to cover geopolitics and current affairs from a perspective you won’t find in the mainstream media, with some of the most high-profile guests.