Qatar affirms its commitment to fair production and supply of Covid-19 vaccines

HE the Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Ambassador Sheikha Alya

The State of Qatar affirmed its moral and humanitarian commitment to ensure fair production and supply of Covid-19 vaccines all over the world, warning that the big gap in vaccine availability could derail the efforts made to achieve the sustainable development goals by 2030. This came in the statement read by HE the Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani, during the United Nations Economic and Social Council session ‘A Vaccine for All.’ Her Excellency highlighted that the State of Qatar is ranked ninth globally in terms the ratio of people who were vaccinated compared to the total population, through the national vaccine program that includes every eligible person who lives in Qatar whether citizen or resident. Her Excellency said that the State of Qatar understands that recovering from the pandemic cannot be achieved unless everyone recovers in a framework of international cooperation and solidarity in the face of the global health crisis. She added that the State of Qatar allocated $20 million to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, in addition to Qatar Fund for Development's signing of a core contribution agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO) for $10 million to support WHOs Thirteenth General Programme of Work (GPW13).