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Unicef and Unesco yesterday urged decision-makers and governments all over the world to prioritise the safe reopening of schools in order to avoid a generational catastrophe .
Asked about his response, Deputy Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhury said the government is willing to reopen the educational institutions. But we cannot reopen schools, colleges and universities right now due to the high transmission rate of coronavirus.
The government is working to find how the educational institutions can reopen as soon as possible, he said. Any decision regarding reopening of schools will be made only after consultation with the National Technical Advisory Committee on the Covid-19 and other stakeholders.
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Many vital medicines are rapidly running out in the tiny, blockaded coastal territory, as is fuel to keep electricity going.
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Unicef head calls for simplifying Covid vax intellectual property rights
Wed, Apr 7 2021 10:06 IST |
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UNITED NATIONS, March 26, 2019 (Xinhua) Henrietta Fore, head of the United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF), speaks to reporters with UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock (not in the picture) during a press briefing on t. Image Source: IANS News
New York, April 7 : Unicef Executive Director Henrietta Fore has called for simplifying intellectual property rights governing Covid-19 vaccines in order to make them universally available, but expressed reservations about completely suspending the patents during the pandemic as demanded by India and South Africa. This challenge requires not forced IP waivers but proactive partnership and cooperation, she said in a statement on Tuesday.
That s why, as Guterres noted last week, progress on vaccinations has been uneven and unfair. Shockingly, although 130 countries have not received even a single dose of vaccine, 10 countries have already administered 75 per cent of all vaccines.
Africa will receive 90 million vaccine doses by the end of this month, enough to cover only 3 per cent of its population. Fortunately, amid the scramble for vaccine,s which has seen the rich go for more than their fair share , there are a few voices of reason.
They include Guterres who has called for more equitable distribution of vaccines; Unicef Executive Director Henrietta Fore, who has warned that to get out of the pandemic we have to ensure everyone accesses vaccines, including those in conflict zones; French President Emmanuel Macron, who has asked the US and European nations to allocate up to 5 per cent of current vaccine supplies to developing countries; and World Health Organisation Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti,
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