Global vaccination plan is the only way to stop pandemic – UN chief

United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres argued that, the only way out of a global pandemic and out of this unjust and immoral situation is through a global vaccination campaign.

The secretary-general was speaking in a meeting at the UN headquarters in New York of Foreign Ministers of the Group of 77 (G77) and China, where he noted that, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on developed and developing countries alike.

According  to him, the UN stands behind the vaccination strategy set out by the World Health Organization, with the goal of getting vaccines into the arms of 40 percent of people in all countries by the end of this year, and 70 percent by the middle of 2022.

“Everyone, everywhere, must have access to COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatment,” the top UN official said.

During the pandemic, the secretary-general highlighted the importance of multilateralism and the role of the United Nations.

“As a result, more than 90 percent of host governments have indicated that the United Nations today is more relevant to their country’s development needs when compared to three years ago,” he said.

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