The report is exaggerating. That's expected and not surprising. Groups within UN are fighting for funding. You won't get funded if the problem you aim for does

The report is exaggerating. That's expected and not surprising. Groups within UN are fighting for funding. You won't get funded if the problem you aim for does not receive attention. It won't receive attention unless it's shoking in some way. That's why's there "pandemic proportion", "staggering number", "sheer volume"--not exactly scientific terminology. The "report" should be called a "proposal".