"We risk going right back to square one and enduring yet more lockdowns" | United Nations

The United Nations of Earth reporting on this issue: ""We risk going right back to square one and enduring yet more lockdowns" | United Nations"
The topics: Opening statement by Abdulla Shahid, President of the General Assembly, on Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance. "For those already on the precipice of humanitarian need, the pandemic may have been the final push. We know full well, with data from the World Bank, that hundreds of millions were forced into extreme poverty and food insecurity. Let us use the COVID-19 recovery to address these concerns. If we are talking about coordination, here, in the recovery from the pandemic, is our first port of entry to help millions of people. Second, vaccine equity must be prioritized above all else. We are facing yet another variant of COVID-19 that is a direct result of our inability to vaccinate the world. How many more variants will there be before one comes along that is more lethal, or entirely resistant to our vaccines? We risk going right back to square one and enduring yet more lockdowns if we do not move quickly to stop this pandemic. 2022 must be the year that we do this. Some of the poorest and most vulnerable countries are among the most underserved on vaccine access. Let us protect them; let us protect our world. Third, the pandemic, like so many other challenges, has unduly impacted on women and girls. We see this in the "shadow pandemic" of domestic violence, and in the fact that women and girls have been disproportionately impacted by socio-economic impacts, such as the loss of jobs and livelihoods, or of access to education. I encourage all Member States to prioritize the plight of women and girls in your considerations around humanitarian coordination and response. Fourth, we must not forget the larger climate crisis. The humanitarian community are also on the frontlines of climate impacts, responding to disasters brought on by hurricanes, droughts, floods, and other natural hazards that have seen an increase in intensity and frequency. Without action to address climate change, we will see only more climate-related disasters and more climate-related migration. Even if the world were to act now to address climate change, we can still anticipate decades of impacts due to our delays; it is imperative that the humanitarian and relief agencies are closely linked to efforts to support adaptation and to help prevent and prepare for natural disasters." Full Remarks [As Delivered]: https://www.un.org/pga/76/2021/12/10/strengthening-of-the-coordination-of-humanitarian-and-disaster-relief-assistance-of-the-united-nations-including-special-economic-assistance/


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