Vietnam calls for UNSC’s leadership in fighting COVID-19
Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, Vietnamese Chargé d'Affaires to the United Nations, has urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to remain united and demonstrate its leadership in building a more comprehensive and robust strategy to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Body temperature checks on pupils at a school in Colombia, Sri Lanka, on January 25, 2021 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
NewYork (VNA) – Ambassador Pham HaiAnh, Vietnamese Chargé d'Affaires to the United Nations, has urged theUN Security Council (UNSC) to remain united and demonstrate its leadership inbuilding a more comprehensive and robust strategy to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Addressing the UN Security Council’s onlinemeeting on January 25 to review the implementation of Resolution 2532 on COVID-19,Anh called on countries to strengthen their commitment to internationalcooperation, promote multilateralism, support the UN’s central role, and builda resilient and stable global health system towards effectively controlling thepandemic.
He emphasised the importance of prioritising thepromotion of economic development and the enhancement of livelihoods forpeople, providing finance for development and ensuring fair and equalaccess to vaccines.
Reports at the meeting said that the pandemic continues to severely impact allcountries, worsening inequality and discrimination, with women and young peoplebeing most affected, and hindering peace processes and elections.
The number of people in need of humanitarian aid globally is estimated to increase40 percent, and countries suffering the worst economic declines in the lastnine decades are also the poorest and most vulnerable.
Participants called on all parties involvedin armed conflicts tofully implement Resolution 2532 and the UN Secretary-General’s call for aceasefire, provide humanitarian assistance and facilitate humanitarian accessfor people from countries with conflict, and increase the support and protectthe safety and health of peacekeeping forces.
They stressed that the COVID-19 vaccine should be a public goods, affirming theneed to address economic impact of the pandemic to prevent them from developinginto political problems and threatening international peace and security.
The Vietnamese diplomat proposed to set up a monitoring mechanism forthe implementation of the ceasefire, and promote the mediation role of specialrepresentatives of the UN Secretary General and regional organisations in resolvingconflicts./.
As an active member of ASEAN and the UN Security Council (UNSC), Vietnam will continue to give priority to strengthening cooperation between the UN and regional organisations, especially in preventing conflict, and is willing to coordinate with the international community for a better and more stable world, Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung has said.
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Body temperature checks on pupils at a school in Colombia, Sri Lanka, on January 25, 2021 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) 
