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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaking to the reporters on Thursday on his Priorities for 2021. (Photo Credit: Antonio Guterres Twitter)
India s vaccine production capacity is best asset world has today, says UN chief ANI | Updated: Jan 29, 2021 03:37 IST
New York [US], January 29 (ANI): Calling for India to play a major role in global vaccination campaign, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday termed the vaccine production capacity of India as the best asset that the world has today.
Addressing reporters here, the UN chief said, I know that in India there is a very high level of production of Indian developed vaccines. We are in contact with Indian institutions for that. We strongly hope that India will have all the instruments that are necessary to play a major role in making sure that a global vaccination is campaign is made possible.
External Affairs Minister spokesperson Anurag Srivastava
India to supply 10 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to Africa, 1 million to UN health workers: MEA ANI | Updated: Jan 28, 2021 19:28 IST
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): India has gifted over 55 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccine to neighbouring countries so far, External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday.
Addressing a weekly briefing, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava on Thursday said India plans to gift vaccines doses to Oman, CARICOM countries, Nicaragua, Pacific Island states.
Srivastava said New Delhi plans to supply 1 crore or 10 million vaccine doses to Africa and 10 lakh to United Nations health workers under GAVI s (Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation) COVAX facility.
What’s In Store In Geneva For The Sri Lankan Government
Sanja De Silva Jayatilleka
The UN Human Rights Council’s first session of the year 2021 to be held from 22nd February to 23
rd March is the most important because it opens with the participation of member states at the Ministerial level, known as the High-Level Segment. Often, Foreign Ministers, Ministers of Human Rights, Justice Ministers and others of similar rank speak at the Council on behalf of their countries and take up issues of human rights around the world.
As in the other two sessions held later in the year in June and September, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights presents her own reports of the work commissioned by the Human Rights Council. In addition, experts appointed by the Council on thematic issues known as Special Procedures also present their reports on their country visits and studies of human rights situations in the countries designated for scrutiny.
India, UK call for strengthening international cooperation to combat cross-border terrorism in South Asia ANI | Updated: Jan 26, 2021 01:48 IST
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): India and the United Kingdom strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and emphasised the need for strengthening international cooperation to combat the global menace of terrorism comprehensively including cross border terrorism in South Asia .
The two countries held the 14th meeting of the India-United Kingdom Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism virtually on January 21-22. Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary for Counter-Terrorism in the Ministry of External Affairs of India and Tom Hurd, Director General, Office of Security and Counter-Terrorism, Government of the United Kingdom, led the respective delegations of experts.
Posted on January 23rd, 2021
Courtesy Adaderana
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says the first batch of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines manufactured in India is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka on the 27th of January.
Accordingly, Sri Lanka will be receiving the 500,000 vials of doses with the first vaccine consignment.
The President’s remarks came during the ‘Gama Samaga Pilisandara’ programme held in Walallawita, Kalutara today (January 23).
He noted that Covid-19 jabs will be first administered to medical officers, Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) and other health sector workers who are on the front line of coronavirus outbreak in the country.
Officers of tri-forces who work closely with medical staff and people who are more vulnerable to virus infection will be given the jabs subsequently, the President added.