UNGA chief calls for 'fair and equal distribution' of COVID-19 vaccines to all nations

United Nations General Assembly President, Volkan Bozkir, on Sunday, December 20, called for ensuring that vaccines against vel coronavirus are available for all people. On occasion of Human Solidarity Day, Bozkir, during a virtual dress said that vaccines should be ‘fairly and equally accessible for all countries’. He urged people to lean into a sense of ‘one global community, one humanity, toger’. 

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Terming 2020 as ‘one of most challenging years of existence’, Bozkir said that people need a sense of human solidarity as much as y ever did. He recalled month of April, when Covid-19 was at its peak in New York City and he said "hundreds of thousands, if t millions, of people, would stand on ir balconies and cheer each day for essential workers who were putting mselves on line for benefit of ors”. He ded, " same occurred in or cities around world”. He also spoke about situation in Italy. 

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December 20 is observed as International Human Solidarity Day by United Nations. day underlines importance of human rights, co-operation amongst people of different nations, and global partnership for fulfilling goal of sustainable development. On this day, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also took to his official Twitter handle as he wrote, “Solidarity is humanity. Solidarity is survival”. 

UN stated that in order to eliminate poverty, hunger and to emerge victorious from ongoing pandemic crisis, solidarity is key. “Solidarity is indispensable,” UN said, ding that in context of globalization it is essential to uplift underprivileged, and encour spirit of sharing to achieve shared goals. “Promotion of culture of solidarity to combat crisis and poverty,” UN stressed. day, December 20 is observed as   International Human Solidarity Day to uphold ideal of United Nations that cooperation is key to “solving international problems of an ecomic, social, cultural or humanitarian character”.

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UN General Assembly opted 20th day in December as International Solidarity Day after it recognized solidarity as one of fundamental and universal values. On 22 December 2005, assembly passed a resolution for same by 60 to 209. Furrmore, UN h set up World Solidarity Fund, which it decided will be used for objective of overcoming global poverty and challenges with spirit of solidarity, as well as to promote peace, human rights, and social and ecomic development.

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