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Indonesia urges more vaccine cooperation at UN General Assembly
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The United Nations logo is seen on a window in an empty hallway at the UN headquarters during the 75th annual UN General Assembly high-level debate, which was held mostly virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York, the United States, on Sept. 21, 2020. (REUTERS/Mike Segar)
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s the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic at an unequal pace, Indonesia has called for greater vaccine cooperation among partner countries while also addressing various security issues on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
Diplomats from around the world returned to New York in the United States for an in-person meeting this week, after more than a year of virtual diplomacy during the pandemic. This year, the UN General Assembly is being conducted in a hybrid manner, with dozens of world leaders choosing to attend virtually.
A pre-recorded speech from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is scheduled to be delivered in the UN General Assembly on Wednesday afternoon New York time, or after midnight in Jakarta. While over 100 heads of state and heads of government will attend the event in person, all ASEAN nations -- except Vietnam, which is currently seated on the UN Security Council – have opted to send pre-recorded statements.
Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi said she would meet dozens of her counterparts this week to discuss various issues including how to close the vaccine gap between developed and developing countries, increase cooperation on economic recovery and address several issues such as Myanmar and Afghanistan.
“I continue to encourage [vaccine equity] because I have an additional responsibility: being one of the cochairs of the COVAX Advance Market Commitment [AMC] Engagement Group [a multilateral initiative that aims to secure doses of COVID-19 vaccines for low- and middle-income countries]," she said in a press release.
"So, I will continue to raise the issue of vaccine equality for all countries."
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