Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Munir Akram said Pakistan joined a new United Nations public advocacy campaign 'Only Together', which calls for coronavirus vaccines to be available to everyone and everywhere to help contain the deadly pandemic, in a tweet on Friday. Pakistan joins new UN campaign for making coronavirus vaccines available to all@PakistanUN_NY @PakistanPR_UN @MoIB_Official https://t.co/VQiELaom6Q — Radio Pakistan (@RadioPakistan) March 12, 2021As the president of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), he also called for ensuring that all UN peacekeepers receive the Covid-19 vaccine “quickly and equitably”, further adding that It was vital to control the pandemic for quick recovery of virus-hit world economies. "The coronavirus pandemic has underscored the importance of upgrading health systems, especially in developing countries, to respond to infectious disease outbreaks," Akram had stated in January. Meanwhile, Pakistan has also called for a comprehensive response to overcome the challenge posed by the linkage between conflict and food security, in the UN. Speaking at a debate in the Security Council Akram also said that through concerted international efforts, we must address not only the symptoms but also underlying causes.

Source: The Express Tribune March 12, 2021 08:03 UTC