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UNODC, WHO, UNAIDS and OHCHR joint statement on COVID-19 in prisons and other closed settings*

WHO-NEWSHUNDS
We, the leaders of global health, human rights and development institutions, come together to urgently draw the attention of political leaders to the heightened vulnerability of prisoners and other people deprived of liberty to the COVID-19 pandemic, and urge them to take all appropriate public health measures in respect of this vulnerable population that is part of our communities.