China will donate 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to UN peacekeepers

(Fighting against new crown pneumonia) China will donate 300,000 doses of new crown vaccine to UN peacekeepers

　　China News Service, United Nations, March 15-Ambassador Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Guterres on the 15th, officially informing China that it will donate 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to UN peacekeepers, giving priority to African mission areas .

　　On February 17, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced at a ministerial public meeting on the new crown vaccine of the Security Council that China has decided to donate the new crown vaccine to United Nations peacekeepers.

　　The Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations stated that this is China's concrete measure to transform vaccines into global public goods, and it also reflects China's practical support for the United Nations and multilateralism.

As one of the leading countries on the safety of peacekeepers under the UN Secretary-General’s “Action for Peacekeeping” initiative, China attaches great importance to the safety of peacekeepers and supports the vaccinations of new crown peacekeepers as soon as possible to protect the lives and health of peacekeepers and help them perform their duties better.

The Chinese government will work closely with the United Nations Secretariat to allow peacekeepers to use Chinese vaccines as soon as possible.

　　The Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations stated that fighting the epidemic is the most urgent task facing the world today, and vaccines are a powerful weapon to defeat the epidemic.

China attaches great importance to the equitable distribution of vaccines, especially the availability and affordability in developing countries.

At present, China has provided vaccine assistance to 69 countries and two international organizations, and exported vaccines to 28 countries.

More and more countries and people have used Chinese vaccines.

China will continue to unite and work together with other countries in the world to make unremitting efforts to achieve global victory in the fight against the epidemic.

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