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UNGA passes pandemic response resolution co-introduced by Vietnam

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 2 adopted a resolution on the organisation of a “High-level meeting on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response”.
UNGA passes pandemic response resolution co-introduced by Vietnam ảnh 1Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang (right(, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, at the UNGA's session. (Photo: VNA)
New York (VNA) - The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September2 adopted a resolution on the organisation of a “High-level meeting on pandemic prevention,preparedness and response”.

The resolution was jointly introduced to the UNGA by Vietnam,Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Costa Rica, Ghana, Jamaica, New Zealand, Rwanda,South Africa, Sweden and Indonesia.

It received high consensus from all countries, with 129 participatingas co-sponsors.

The resolution proposes that the UNGA President tocoordinate with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to hold a high-levelsession with the participation of Heads of State or Heads of Government at the UNGA’s 77thregular session (September 2022) or the high-level week of its 78th tenure in2023.

From the lessons learnt during the fight against theCOVID-19 pandemic, countries agreed to strengthen international solidarity and takeglobal, inclusive and sustainable solutions to be ready to combat diseases. Thehigh-level session of the UNGA will help mobilise the international community’spolitical will and support processes to strengthen preparedness to prevent andrespond to diseases being discussed within the framework of the WHO’s sessions inGeneva, Switzerland.

This is the second resolution approved by the UNGA thatVietnam has jointly initiated, after the first on the International Day ofEpidemic Preparedness (December 27) passed in 2020. This demonstrates the country's increasingly active and inclusive participation at UN forums on global issues,which has received high attention from the international community. In thecoming time, Vietnam will actively participate in the preparations for thishigh-level meeting./.

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