INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
New York: The 200,000 dosages of COVID-19 vaccines, revealed as a gift by India, will be sent out to the UN peacekeepers on March 27 and
after that will be dispersed to the peacekeeping missions.External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had actually announced in February that
India will gift 200,000 COVID-19 doses for UN peacekeepers
Remembering the UN Peacekeepers who operate in such hard situations, we would like to reveal today a present of 200,000 dosages for them,
Jaishankar stated had said while addressing the UN Security Council open debate on the implementation of resolution 2532 (2020) on the
cessation of hostilities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.Quoting the Bhagvad Gita, Jaishankar had actually stated Do your work with
the well-being of others constantly in mind
The 200,000 dosages essentially suggest that it will be possible to administer the needed double dosages of COVID-19 vaccines to all UN
peacekeepers across objectives
According to UN Peacekeeping, since January 31, 2021 an overall of 85,782 personnel are serving in 12 peacekeeping operations across the
world led by the Department of Peace Operations
A total of 121 nations are contributing uniformed workers to the UN peacekeeping objectives
India is generally amongst the biggest troop contributing nations to peacekeeping missions.Sources said the 200,000 dosages of the
AstraZeneca vaccine will leave Mumbai by means of Qatar Airways on March 27
The shipment will go to Copenhagen, where it will be safely kept in a center, re-packaged and quickly dispersed to peacekeeping objectives
for the peacekeepers.The Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covishield is being manufactured by Pune-based Serum Institute
The SII has teamed up with Oxford University and pharmaceutical business AstraZeneca for making the vaccine
Covaxin is the indigenously developed vaccine by pharma business Bharat Biotech.UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres had stated that he is
exceptionally grateful for the gift of 200,000 COVID19 vaccine dosages for UN peacekeepers announced by India, the world's biggest
drugmaker.Under India's 'Vaccine Maitri' initiative, which translates into Vaccine Friendship, the nation has been supplying vaccines to
nations across the world - from India's instant neighbours to nations in Latin America and Africa - and is a substantial source of supply to
More than 58 million Made in India coronavirus vaccine dosages have actually reached about 70 nations in the current weeks.
