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| FILE PHOTO: United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. /VCG |
FILE PHOTO: United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio
Guterres. /VCG
"We have come together to create the COVAX facility,
the one global tool to procure and deliver vaccines for low- and middle-income
countries. COVAX requires to be fully funded. But we must do even more. Our
efforts need to be comprehensive and well-coordinated everywhere," said
Guterres.
The world urgently needs a Global Vaccination Plan to bring
together all those with the required power, scientific expertise as well as
production and financial capacities, he told an open debate of the Security
Council on "ensuring the equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in contexts
affected by conflict and insecurity."
"I believe the G20 is well placed to establish an
emergency task force to prepare such a Global Vaccination Plan and coordinate
its implementation and financing," said Guterres.
This task force should include all countries capable of
developing vaccines or to produce them if licenses are available, together with
global vaccination organizations, other relevant technical organizations and
international financial institutions. The task force would have the capacity to
mobilize the pharmaceutical companies and key industry and logistics actors, he
said.
"I am ready to galvanize the full United Nations system
in support of this effort. The G7 (Group of Seven) meeting later this week can
create the momentum to mobilize the necessary financial resources," said
the UN chief.
At this critical moment, vaccine equity is the biggest moral
test facing the global community, he said. "We must ensure that everybody,
everywhere, can be vaccinated as soon as possible.
Source: Xinhua
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