Citing own robust system, India turns down UN supply chain help: Spokesperson
By IANS| Posted by Minhaj Adnan | Updated: 29th April 2021 5:00 pm IST
United Nations: India has turned down the UN’s offer of assistance from its integrated supply chain saying that it has its own “robust” system to manage the logistics of getting material for the dealing with the COVID-19 surge, according to a UN spokesperson.
“We offered the assistance of our integrated supply chain if it was required. We’ve been told at this point that it’s not needed because India has a reasonably robust system to deal with this. But our offer stands, and we’re willing to help in whatever way we can,” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Tuesday.
India has declined assistance offered by the United Nations of its integrated supply chain for COVID19-related material, saying the country has a robust system to deal with the required logistics, a spokesperson for UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said. One of the things we did is we offered the assistance of our integrated supply chain if it was required. We ve been told at this point that it s not needed because India has a reasonably robust system to deal with this. But our offer stands, and we re willing to help in whatever way we can, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the UN Chief, said in response to a question by PTI.
Citing own robust system, India turns down UN supply-chain help
India has turned down the UN’s offer of assistance from its integrated supply chain saying that it has its own “robust” system to manage the logistics of getting material for the dealing with the COVID-19 surge, according to a UN spokesperson.
| 29 April 2021 2:46 AM GMT
UNITED NATIONS: India has turned down the UN s offer of assistance from its integrated supply chain saying that it has its own robust system to manage the logistics of getting material for the dealing with the COVID-19 surge, according to a UN spokesperson. We offered the assistance of our integrated supply chain if it was required. We ve been told at this point that it s not needed because India has a reasonably robust system to deal with this. But our offer stands, and we re willing to help in whatever way we can, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Tuesday.
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India has declined assistance offered by the United Nations of its integrated supply chain for COVID19-related material. India said that it has a robust system to deal with the required logistics, a spokesperson for UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said.
New Delhi: India has declined assistance offered by the United Nations of its integrated supply chain for COVID19-related material, saying the country has a robust system to deal with the required logistics, a spokesperson for UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said. One of the things we did is we offered the assistance of our integrated supply chain if it was required. We ve been told at this point that it s not needed because India has a reasonably robust system to deal with this. But our offer stands, and we re willing to help in whatever way we can, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the UN Chief, said in response to a question by PTI.
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By Yoshita Singh
United Nations, Apr 28 (PTI) As India battles a crippling surge in COVID-19 infections and deaths, the United Nations has offered the assistance of its integrated supply chain and is willing to help” in whatever way it can, a spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said.
UN authorities remain in touch with officials in India over the situation in the country, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the UN chief said.