UN Would Have Failed, If It Can’t Mobilize To Tackle COVID-19 — Buhari
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”If the United Nations system cannot mobilise the world to marshal out a truly effective and inclusive response to the coronavirus pandemic, then the United Nations would have failed in the core mission of giving expression, direction, and solution to the yearnings of the international community,” President Muhammadu Buhari has said.
The President stated this while delivering Nigeria’s National Statement, via video-message, on the first day of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, Debate.
The theme of this year’s General Assembly is ”The Future We Want, The United Nations We Need: Reaffirming Our Collective Commitment to Multilateralism- Confronting Coronavirus Through Effective Multilateral Action.”
President Buhari in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, pledged Nigeria’s commitment to working with member states in the spirit of global cooperation and solidarity to promote human health and general well-being.
The Nigerian leader said that the country will continue to partner with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and some countries to ensure accelerated development and manufacturing, as well as the uninhibited supply of safe and effective Coronavirus vaccines to all.
He pledged Nigeria’s commitment to working with member states in the spirit of global cooperation and solidarity to promote human health and general well-being.
The President described the theme of the General Assembly as most appropriate and timely, noting that it captures the common desire for a renewed and revitalised organisation in need of multilateral approaches to the many challenges facing the world.
According to him, ”As we reflect on the future we want and the United Nations we need, we must realise that the people of the world not only look up to us: they count on us.
“The future we want must guarantee human rights, human dignity, human prospects, and prosperity. The principles of ‘Leaving No One Behind and Doing No Harm’ must be expressed through accountability, strategic growth initiatives, and the elimination of threats of all kinds.”
President Buhari noted that in the quest to provide a future of hope and prosperity for all Nigerians, his administration had embarked on measures to ensure national resilience.
