UN / COVID-19 VACCINATION CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION

The Security Council adopted a resolution demanding a sustained humanitarian pause to allow for COVID-19 vaccinations. UK Ambassador Barbara Woodward said the resolution, cosponsored by 112 member states “will help bring vaccines to 160 million people in conflict affected areas, or displaced by conflict.” UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:15
• Production Date: 26 February 2021
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: BARBARA WOODWARD
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: CEASEFIRES; CONFLICT SITUATION; DISEASE CONTROL; VACCINATION CAMPAIGN
• Geographic Subject: UNITED KINGDOM
• MAMS Id: 2605119
• Parent Id: 2605119
• Alternate Title: unifeed210226h

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STORY: UN / COVID-19 VACCINATION CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION
TRT: 01:15
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 26 FEBRUARY 2021, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, United Nations Headquarters

26 FEBRUARY 2021, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, UK Ambassador Barbara Woodward, walks up to podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Barbara Janet Woodward, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, United Kingdom:
“This was cosponsored by 112 member states and will help bring vaccines to 160 million people in conflict affected areas, or displaced by conflict. There are three key provisions in the resolution. The first is increasing the funding for COVAX. The second is overcoming the logistical barriers for delivering vaccines to people in conflicted affected areas or displaced by conflict. And the third is calling for local ceasefires so that we can bring vaccines to peaple who are in conflict areas.”
4. Med shot, Woodward at the podium
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Barbara Janet Woodward, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, United Kingdom:
“This is a first step of course, but the fact that we have unanimous Security Council agreement and cosponsorship from 112 member states is a strong testament to the international commitment to seeing this happen.”
6. Zoom out, Woodward walks away

Storyline

The Security Council today (26 Feb) adopted a resolution demanding a sustained humanitarian pause to allow for COVID-19 vaccinations. UK Ambassador Barbara Woodward said the resolution, cosponsored by 112 member states “will help bring vaccines to 160 million people in conflict affected areas, or displaced by conflict.”

The key provisions in the resolution, Woodward explained, include, increasing funding for COVAX, overcoming logistical barriers for delivering vaccines to people in conflicted affected areas or displaced by conflict, and “calling for local ceasefires so that we can bring vaccines to peaple who are in conflict areas.”

The British Ambassador said, “this is a first step of course, but the fact that we have unanimous Security Council agreement and cosponsorship from 112 member states is a strong testament to the international commitment to seeing this happen.”

COVAX is the vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator. The ACT Accelerator is a global collaboration to accelerate the development, production, and equitable access to COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines.