India to provide 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to UN peacekeepers

He said this during a speech at a videoconference of the UN Security Council members.

“Bearing in mind the UN peacekeepers, who operate in such difficult conditions, we would like to announce today a gift for them - 200 thousand doses (of vaccines. -

)”, - quotes the Indian minister TASS.

Jaishankar noted that 25 countries have already received the Indian vaccine and 49 more countries will supply it in the near future.

Earlier, India said it would supply up to 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa and 1 million to UN medical workers.

India approved two of its own coronavirus vaccines for use earlier this year.