The current Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Chair Azerbaijan and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres have convened the two-day special session that started on December 3. In her first proposal, Sheikh Hasina said the world needs to ensure universal, equitable, timely and affordable access to quality vaccines. Sheikh Hasina said the Covid-19 pandemic has devastated the health systems and economies across the world. The prime minister thanked the current NAM Chair Azerbaijan and the UN Secretary General for convening this Special UNGA Session in response to Covid-19 pandemic. Sheikh Hasina hoped that this session will serve to galvanize collective actions, global solidarity and multilateral cooperation to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 04, 2020 03:22 UTC