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Partnership between "Dubai Ports" and "UNICEF" to support vaccination against "Covid-19"

"Dubai Ports" will provide "UNICEF" with logistical solutions and distinguished expertise in supply chains.

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The DP World Group and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced a wide-ranging partnership to support efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccines and related medical supplies in low-income and lower-middle-income countries.

According to the agreement signed yesterday by the Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Henrietta Fore, and the Chairman and CEO of the Group of DP World, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, "DP World" will provide "UNICEF" with logistical solutions and distinguished expertise In supply chains, and according to the agreement, DP World will place its warehouse facilities in Dubai at the service of warehousing efforts, which will provide improved access to them for many countries, in addition to its commitment to free global logistical services to support the logistical needs for the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. », Including the requirements for transport, ports and storage in the countries where the DP World Group is located.

Logistical challenges

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem said in a statement yesterday: “The distribution of (Covid-19) vaccines is the biggest logistical challenge in human history since the end of World War II, and in light of our absolute belief in the right of everyone around the world to access vaccines, especially the most vulnerable groups. The virus is in our societies. We have been keen to harness all the infrastructure and logistical expertise of the Dubai Ports World Group to support these efforts.

Bin Sulayem added: “The signed agreement strengthens the humanitarian efforts of the Emirate of Dubai, and the commitment of the United Arab Emirates to provide a helping hand to all, with the aim of alleviating the suffering of the peoples of the world in the face of the Coronavirus, and we are fully confident that without providing a vaccine for everyone, the world will not be able to Eliminating the pandemic, stressing that DP World will also cooperate with UNICEF in dealing with logistical challenges that impede children and their families from benefiting from the necessary supplies, by supporting awareness-raising efforts, exchanging knowledge and experiences, and exploring ways to achieve equitable access to vaccines. Covid-19 »globally through the joint efforts of the Supply Chain and Transportation Business Group.

Global Implications

For her part, Henrietta Fore said: “The global repercussions of the Corona pandemic have turned the world of childhood upside down, whether at the level of education, health or protection,” stressing that the agreement signed with the DP World Group to secure and deliver vaccines to low-income and high-income countries The lower middle income will be a big step towards returning children's lives to their correct path and stability, and this new partnership will also support our joint efforts to ensure easy, equitable and affordable access to Covid-19 vaccines.

Strategic center

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) takes the Emirate of Dubai as a strategic center for the pre-storage of materials needed for the "Covid-19 vaccine campaigns, such as syringes and medical safety boxes. The bilateral relationship between the two sides developed as a result of the cooperation of" UNICEF "with the supply chain and transport business group in the forum. The global economy, of which Dubai Ports World is a member, will support the new partnership according to the signed agreement, the largest of its kind to date, valued at millions of dollars, the leading role of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in purchasing and supplying two billion doses of "Covid-19" vaccines. And additional vaccination requirements on behalf of the "Kovacs" initiative, which is a global program to vaccinate residents of low-income countries and the lower middle-income countries against the Corona virus, and DP World and UNICEF will cooperate in various other areas, including education, health, women's empowerment, water and health systems.

Helping children around the world

"We are partnering with the United Arab Emirates in making global efforts to help children around the world survive and thrive, and ensure that solutions reach all children, wherever they are," said Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund.

And she continued: “Our cooperation with the DP World Group contributes to utilizing the advanced capabilities of its infrastructure and logistical expertise, to create healthy and ideal conditions and environment for the upbringing of children around the world, in order to establish a global generation that is conscious, balanced and capable of leading the future.”

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