NEW YORK – Pakistan has joined a new United Nations public advocacycampaign Only Together which calls for coronavirus vaccines to be availableto everyone and everywhere in order to contain the deadly pandemic.
In a tweet, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations MunirAkram said he is joining UN in calling for ensuring equitable access anddistribution of the coronavirus vaccine.
“It is vital to control the pandemic for quick recovery of the virus-hitworld economy,” he added.
As the president of the UN Economic and Social Council, he also called forensuring that all of UN peacekeepers receive the Covid vaccine “quickly andequitably”.
The UN Secretary General Antonio Guteres in a video message said now, withthe promise of vaccines, we can see light at the end of the tunnel and thevaccines must be considered a global public good.
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Meanwhile, At the United Nations, Pakistan has called for comprehensiveresponse to overcome the challenge posed by linkage between conflict andfood security.
Speaking at a debate in Security Council, Pakistan’s PermanentRepresentative to the world body, Munir Akram said through concertedinternational efforts, we must address not only the symptoms but alsounderlying causes.