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STORY: INDIA / COVID-19 VACCINES PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS
TRT: 2:30
SOURCE: COURTESY GVK MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: NATS
DATELINE: 27 MARCH 2021, MUMBAI, INDIA
1.Wide shot, airplanes taxing at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
2. Various shots, loading vaccines onto cargo plane
3. Various shots, cargo plane departing the airport
India shipped out 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday (27 Mar) to inoculate UN blue helmets serving in peacekeeping missions.
The donated AstraZeneca vaccines left Mumbai for the Danish capital of Copenhagen on Saturday (27 Mar) morning,where they will be safely stored and distributed to UN peacekeepers serving in various missions.
Over the past year, UN peacekeepers have undertaken remarkable efforts as they have adjusted and responded to this unprecedented global health crisis.
Nearly 100,000 peacekeepers who already operate within complex and challenging environments, managed to keep themselves and others safe, while supporting national and local authorities in their response to the virus. Despite the unexpected challenges posed by COVID-19, peacekeepers demonstrated adaptability and flexibility to continue implementing their core mandates—to protect people and build sustainable peace.
