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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaking at a WHO online meeting – Photo: VNA
At the time of the challenging and difficult closure of the international community in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations General Assembly approved the Vietnam initiative with a resolution on December 27. Year as International Disease Control Day, a resolution of the utmost importance, which contributes to raising awareness among people and communities, nationally and internationally, about the importance and need, urgency of prevention, cooperation, preparation to respond to the epidemic ”Read the Prime Minister’s message.
Previously in the plenary session on December 7, the United Nations General Assembly approved by consensus resolution A / RES / 75/27 that establishes the International Day of Preparedness for Diseases on December 27. .
Milestone 27-12 was chosen because it is the birthday of scientist Louis Pasteur, one of the first to lay the foundations of preventive medicine.
This resolution calls on all member states of the United Nations, organizations of the United Nations system, other international and regional organizations, the private sector and non-governmental organizations. Research institutes, individuals and other stakeholders celebrate the annual International Preparedness Day to raise awareness of disease prevention, leading to better preparedness and coordination on the subject. This subject at all levels.
This is the first resolution of the United Nations General Assembly in this regard, and also the first resolution proposed, negotiated and successfully adopted by Vietnam in the United Nations General Assembly.
In his message dated December 27, the Prime Minister said that Vietnam is proud of the earlier initiative to receive strong and broad support from the international community, reflected in the fact that 112 countries are co-sponsoring the resolution.
This shows that the Vietnam initiative comes at the right time and responds to the great concern of the international community about the prevention of the COVID-19 pandemic and other epidemics now and in the future. it is a successful mark of Vietnamese policy of proactive international integration and raising the level of Vietnam’s multilateral diplomacy, ”he stressed.
In the spirit of celebrating the first International Day for Disease Control and Prevention, the first 27-12, the Prime Minister urged countries, organizations and individuals to respond warmly and effectively implement this resolution, in particular Pay attention to the following contents:
First, strengthen policy coordination, join actions and promote international cooperation, as well as the efforts of multilateral institutions in global governance, with the United Nations at the center, with the aim of repelling COVID-19, effective prevention of diseases.
MondayWith the interests of the people at the center of all policies and actions, the first priority is to protect human health and life. In the short term, it is important to ensure that people in all countries and territories have access to COVID-19 vaccines and medications at reasonable prices.
Tuesday, proactively adapting to the “new normal period”, synchronously and harmoniously implementing solutions to ensure epidemic prevention in parallel with economic recovery, trade facilitation and cross-border investment. the maintenance of supply chains, especially essential goods, food, medical equipment …
