Aosite, kusukela 1993
Imithi yokugoma engaphezu kwezigidi eziyisi-6 isikhiqiziwe futhi yasetshenziswa emhlabeni wonke. Ngeshwa, lokhu akwanele, futhi kunomehluko omkhulu ekufinyeleleni izinsiza zokugoma phakathi kwamazwe. Kuze kube manje, bangu-2.2% kuphela abantu emazweni anemali engenayo ephansi asebethole okungenani umthamo owodwa wokugomela umqhele omusha. Lo mehluko ungase udale isikhala sokuvela nokusabalala kwezinhlobo eziguqukayo ze-coronavirus entsha, noma kuholele ekuqalisweni kabusha kwezinyathelo zokulawula ukuhlanzeka ezinciphisa umsebenzi wezomnotho.
UMqondisi-Jikelele we-WTO uNgozi Okonyo-Ivira uthe: “Ukuhweba bekulokhu kuyithuluzi elibalulekile ekulweni nalolu bhubhane. Ukukhula okuqinile kwamanje kuveza ukubaluleka kokuhwebelana ekusekeleni ukusimama komnotho womhlaba. Nokho, inkinga yokufinyelela ngokungafanele emithini yokugoma iyaqhubeka. Ukuqinisa ukuhlukana kwezomnotho kwezifunda ezahlukahlukene, uma lokhu kungalingani kuqhubeka isikhathi eside, kuyanda amathuba okuba kube nezinhlobonhlobo eziyingozi kakhulu ze-coronavirus entsha, ezingahlehlisela emuva inqubekelaphambili yezempilo nezomnotho esesiyenzile kuze kube manje. Amalungu e-WTO Kufanele sibumbane futhi sivumelane ngempendulo eqinile ye-WTO kulolu bhubhane. Lokhu kuzobeka isisekelo sokukhiqizwa komuthi wokugoma ngokushesha kanye nokusatshalaliswa ngendlela efanele, futhi kuzodingeka ukuthi kusimame ukusimama komnotho womhlaba wonke.”