The global community should avoid a rich-poor divide between the Western world and countries of the Global South, in how coronavirus vaccines are distributed. Although the continent has 17% of the world’s people, so far it has administered just 2% of the vaccine doses given globally. Most African countries are relying on COVAX, the global mechanism for procuring and distributing vaccines. It is Myanmar’s sovereign right to kill their own people too.”In the case of Myanmar, the UN Security Council has made statements of “serious concern”. Ireland lobbied hard to get a seat on the UN Security Council.

Source: Irish Examiner March 31, 2021 08:23 UTC