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  1. “The ICRC helped to administer more than 21 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines last year in areas impacted by armed conflict, and we maintain our offer of services to support States in implementing their vaccination plans, in supporting national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies as humanitarian auxiliaries, and in acting as a neutral intermediary to facilitate access to vaccines and vaccination activities in hard-to-reach areas. Equitable access to COVID-19 vaccination is a humanitarian imperative. Our collective recovery depends on it, because the longer COVID-19 circulates anywhere, the longer it remains a threat everywhere.”

    2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9014 (2022) · source

  2. “For the ICRC and the wider Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, community engagement ensures that communities’ insights are an integral part of the design and delivery of programmes, and that people have accurate information about vaccines and public health interventions so they can make informed choices for themselves. Beyond vaccination, the ICRC strives to build trust with communities and parties to conflict concerning all its humanitarian activities. The ICRC — as part of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement — will continue to play its part.”

    2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9014 (2022) · source

  3. “For example, the ICRC has established a network of community health committees attached to 28 primary health-care centres in Somalia and 16 in South Sudan. Many representatives are women from the community, who play an important role in the control and prevention of the COVID-19 pandemic and other diseases. However, lack of or ineffective community engagement can undermine public trust in vaccinations and Government-run programmes more broadly, with ramifications beyond the pandemic. We have witnessed the effects of distrust in West Africa with Ebola and now in many countries with COVID-19. Even if communities can be reached, people will not accept being vaccinated if they do not trust those administering the vaccine and if they do not see other pressing priorities being addressed.”

    2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9014 (2022) · source

  4. “One strategy for addressing that is to invest in developing health workers’ capacities and skill sets, as well as improving the key components of service delivery, such as local supply chains and infrastructure. That is both critical and doable in contexts affected by armed conflict. For example, the ICRC supported more than 600 health facilities in Iraq in 2021, which allowed the administration of more than 14 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Thirdly, we must involve the community in vaccination activities and adequately resource community engagement. Done well, effective community engagement is a force multiplier. It enhances the safety of front-line health workers and expands the reach of vaccination and other health efforts. Community involvement allows the community to identify pressing needs and to take ownership.”

    2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9014 (2022) · source

  5. “We need to consider how COVID-19 vaccinations can be routinized, where possible, and integrated with other health services that are prioritized during times of conflict. That does not mean that we have to do everything, but we must invest in country preparedness and fortify the building blocks of the health system that support immunizations and which, in turn, support the response to other pre-existing health needs. Critically, this investment can help address renewed outbreaks of other highly contagious and lethal diseases that are occurring today, for example, measles in Afghanistan and polio in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

    2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9014 (2022) · source

  6. “We call on all parties to conflict to implement them in good faith, as attacks on health care have a profound effect on people’s lives and futures. Secondly, it is important to integrate COVID-19 vaccinations into a broader health strategy and, in tandem, strengthen the health system. We have seen vaccines expire on airport tarmacs in Afghanistan, Nigeria, South Sudan and several other places. Some of those vaccines were wasted because they arrived with expiration dates that were too short. Others were wasted because the health systems of receiving countries were not ready to distribute them. Countries need a degree of capacity to deliver vaccines. The COVID-19 pandemic offers an opportunity to strengthen health systems in conflict-affected countries.”

    2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9014 (2022) · source

  7. “The good news is that as the supply of vaccine doses grows, the potential to get jabs in arms grows too. To achieve that in conflict settings, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) presents three asks to the Council, States Members of the United Nations and conflict-affected countries. First, they must ensure that international humanitarian law is respected. Under international humanitarian law, hospitals and other medical facilities, as well as medical personnel, including those administering vaccines, are specifically protected from attacks, and where States cannot meet the basic needs of populations, they must allow impartial humanitarian organizations to conduct health activities, including vaccination. Those obligations are reaffirmed in resolution 2565 (2021).”

    2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9014 (2022) · source

  8. “Health systems torn apart by conflict are less able to contain the spread of diseases across front lines and international borders. Vaccination and other health activities in such contexts are incredibly difficult to carry out. Furthermore, many people in conflict settings are overlooked in public health responses, including people who have been displaced or detained or are living in areas controlled by non-State armed groups. Moreover, in areas affected by armed conflict, COVID-19 is now the most pressing issue people face, as the most basic needs, such as food, water and shelter, are often not covered. Even if the health system continues to function, its focus turns from general health care, including vaccination, to treating war- wounded patients and keeping the core of the system functioning. That can happen in any conflict setting.”

    2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9014 (2022) · source

  9. “Ms. Martinez: I thank Council members for the opportunity to address them today and the United Kingdom for the spotlight it has shone on the importance of vaccination in conflict settings, through resolution 2565 (2021), as well as for continuing the Council’s focus on what needs to be done. As Mr. Chaiban just said, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has killed more than 6 million people globally, with the number probably much higher, as these are only the official reported statistics. The successes in the development and production of vaccines mean that many countries are starting to regain a sense of normalcy. However, to end the pandemic, vaccination needs to occur everywhere and that is not the case in conflict-affected areas.”

    2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9014 (2022) · source