India, which is the largest manufacturer of vaccines in the world, will use its resources in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic "for all mankind", this is what promised this Saturday in front of the O ...

Narendra Modi pleads for UN reform

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, here in New Delhi on November 18, 2019. REUTERS / Altaf Hussain

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India, which is the largest vaccine manufacturer in the world, will use its resources in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic "for all mankind", this is what promised this Saturday before the UN his Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

During his annual address to the General Assembly, pre-recorded this time because of the spread of the virus, the Indian leader did not mention climate change or the border conflict with China.

On the other hand, he elaborated at length on the dysfunctions of the United Nations observed this year, in particular in the Security Council, which New Delhi will join on January 1 for two years as a non-permanent member.

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“For the past eight, nine months, the whole world has engaged in a battle against the coronavirus pandemic,” said Narendra Modi.

Where is the United Nations in this joint battle against the coronavirus?
How effective is the United Nations response?
The reform of the way of acting, in the processes and in the very structure of the United Nations, is necessary today.
It is undeniable that the United Nations enjoys unparalleled respect among the 1.3 billion inhabitants of my country.
But it is no less true that the people of India have waited a long time for the United Nations reform process to be completed.
Today the Indian people are worried about whether this reform process will ever come to its logical end.
How long will India be kept out of the decision-making structures of the United Nations?

♦ Boris Johnson calls for unity in the fight against Covid

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday called for unity against future pandemics and insisted before the UN on the need to understand how the new coronavirus has spread.

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After nine months of fighting the Covid, the very notion of an international community seems to be in tatters.
And we know we just can't go on like this anymore.
If we don't unite to direct our firepower against our common enemy, everyone will lose.
With almost a million deaths from Covid-19 and enormous economic suffering, there is a moral imperative for humanity to be honest.
You have to understand how the pandemic started and was able to spread.
I think, as a former Covid patient, that we have the right to know to do our best to prevent future pandemics.
The health of every country depends on the need to provide everyone with access to a safe and effective vaccine.
And no matter where this vaccine will be produced first.
The UK will do everything in its power to make this happen.

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Narendra Modi pleads for UN reform

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