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Mohammad Kurniadi Koba

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2021-02-17

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2021-10-19

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1. “That is particularly so given the geographical challenges that United Nations missions face in areas of operation, such as South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Indonesia calls on all parties to ensure the safety, security and health of peacekeepers, as well as humanitarian and aid workers, in performing their duty. Thirdly, it is important to strengthen international cooperation. Indonesia is always at the forefront of advancing multilateralism. We call on the international community to enhance cooperation in funding and delivering humanitarian assistance, especially through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Food Programme. Indonesia also highlights the crucial role of regional organizations in supporting that endeavour.”

   2021-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/250 (2021) · source

2. “To that end, my delegation welcomes reporting by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs as an early warning system to ensure that the international community can respond and prevent possible humanitarian catastrophes promptly. Nevertheless, the presence of an early warning system should not distract us from addressing the root causes of conflict. In the end, the only answer to preventing any conflict-induced humanitarian catastrophe is peace. Secondly, we remain concerned about recurring hindrances to the freedom of movement of United Nations peacekeepers in numerous areas of operation, especially in delivering humanitarian assistance. The role of peacekeepers in ensuring the safe and orderly delivery of humanitarian assistance, especially food, to conflict zones is critical.”

   2021-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/250 (2021) · source

3. “At the outset, I would like to thank the United States for organizing this open meeting on conflict and food security. Indonesia firmly believes that hunger and famine should never be used as a method of warfare. Yet food security remains a major issue facing civilians in numerous conflict-affected areas. Against that backdrop, allow me to highlight three pertinent points. First, we need to avoid a conflict-induced humanitarian catastrophe. During Indonesia’s latest tenure in the Security Council, we consistently pointed out that food security is an inseparable part of the protection of civilians. We underlined the importance of preventative measures to ensure that such a catastrophe never happens.”

   2021-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/250 (2021) · source

4. “Together, we need to ensure the rapid, fair, equitable and affordable access to COVID-19 vaccines for every country in the world, rich and poor. We also see the importance of sufficient supplies of vaccines available for humanitarian deployment and other emergency-related situations. To sum up, we need to ensure the availability, accessibility and affordability of COVID-19 vaccines and health care for all, including those in conflict-affected areas. Collaboration is an absolute necessity. It is urgent to enable all countries — rich and poor — to have access to the world’s largest and most diverse COVID-19 vaccine portfolio.”

   2021-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/157 (2021) · source

5. “Hence we need to work together to strengthen our support to conflict-affected countries to secure the distribution of vaccines. No one should be left behind. Thirdly, we must strengthen a global vaccination campaign. Indonesia is always at the forefront of advancing multilateralism. Our commitment to ending this pandemic is shown through Indonesia’s co-chairmanship, with Canada and Ethiopia, of the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) Advance Market Commitment Engagement Group. We believe that the reality of the COVAX Facility, with its mission to ensure equal global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, will set an historic precedent in multilateral cooperation. Not only tackling global pandemic, it also aims to provide a win-win solution for all in the global health arena.”

   2021-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/157 (2021) · source

6. “This includes the focus on availability, accessibility and affordability of safe, effective and essential medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and health technologies to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. While Governments around the world race to secure access to these newly developed vaccines, people in conflict affected-areas are still struggling just to get access to basic health-care systems, let alone COVID-19 vaccines. Armed conflicts also pose a logistical challenge in distributing vaccines to people serving in these conflict-affected areas, especially peacekeepers and humanitarian workers. Therefore, the implementation of the Secretary-General’s call for a global ceasefire is today more pressing than ever. A global ceasefire is our ticket to ensuring the creation of conditions conducive for vaccine distribution to conflict areas.”

   2021-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/157 (2021) · source

7. “We also need to fight the spread of “infodemics”, which are spreading misinformation on the vaccine and widening distrust among nations. We need to ensure that the pandemic does not further escalate tension between countries. Indonesia firmly believes that a global pandemic can be solved only through global solidarity and cooperation. Let us all work together to recover from this pandemic. Secondly, we must address the affordability of accessing COVID-19 vaccines. In the latest General Assembly resolution on global health and foreign policy (resolution 75/130), which was facilitated by Indonesia and supported by almost all Security Council members, it is clear that we need to ensure affordable health care for all.”

   2021-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/157 (2021) · source

8. “COVID-19 vaccines should be secured for all countries in a manner that observes equitable distribution across all countries. Against this backdrop, allow me to highlight three pertinent points. First, global solidarity is needed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Last March, when the pandemic began, Indonesia, together with several other delegations, initiated General Assembly resolution 74/270 to voice the importance of intensifying international cooperation to defeat the pandemic. Since the very beginning, the key solution for this issue has definitely been collaboration and close partnership. Through such an approach, we can easily communicate and engage local communities with accurate information on the distribution and benefits of COVID-19 vaccines.”

   2021-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/157 (2021) · source

9. “At the outset, I would like to thank United Kingdom for organizing this open meeting on ensuring equitable access to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in contexts affected by conflict and insecurity. Despite the Secretary-General’s call for a global ceasefire in the midst of a global pandemic, armed conflicts persist, with the people living in conflict-affected areas facing both the threat of armed conflict and the pandemic. Vaccines remain an essential element in fighting this pandemic. We are supportive of developing scientifically effective vaccines to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, production and distribution are very crucial to ensure that this pandemic can be contained sooner rather than later.”

   2021-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/157 (2021) · source