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Retno elected to all-female leadership of global vaccine initiative
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Foreign Affairs Minister Retno LP Marsudi speaks on behalf of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the ASEAN Women Leaders’ Summit on Nov. 12, 2020. (Twitter/@Menlu_RI)
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oreign Minister Retno Marsudi has been elected one of three co-chairs of the GAVI COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC), whose mission is to ensure the equitable and fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to the 92 participating emerging economies, including Indonesia.
The minister said during an online press conference on Wednesday that the co-chairs were voted for virtually on Friday and that the results were announced early on Tuesday.
“Thank God, Indonesia garnered [a plurality of the] votes with 41 percent,” Retno said, adding that Ethiopian Health Minister Lia Tadesse and Canadian International Development Minister Karina Gould had been appointed the other two co-chairs of the multilateral effort.
She noted that all of the newly elected co-chairs were women.
Honoured to be elected as Co-Chair #COVAX AMC Engagement Group today in Geneva (12/01) pic.twitter.com/ESP0bGZJUR
— Menteri Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia (@Menlu_RI) January 13, 2021
