On the occasion of the G7 summit, which was held in Cornwall, Britain on June 11, human rights experts* called on the leaders of these countries to ensure equal access to COVID-19 vaccines for people of the Global South and not to allow the profit motive to undermine global health and equity.
The nine independent experts emphasized the urgent need to help all governments vaccinate people and save lives. The failure of the countries of the Global South in enabling access to the vaccine could “unnecessarily prolong the crisis, drastically increase the death toll and deepen economic distress, possibly sowing the seeds of social unrest.”
In this regard, the experts stressed the need to enhance financial and technical support for these countries, so that developing countries can produce vaccines locally. The experts addressed the role that civil society organizations and activists have played in mobilizing support to advocate for a free vaccine for everyone, everywhere.
*The largest body of independent experts in the UN Human Rights system, is the general name of the Council’s independent fact-finding and monitoring mechanisms that address either specific country situations or thematic issues in all parts of the world. Special Procedures experts work on a voluntary basis; they are not UN staff and do not receive a salary for their work. They are independent of any government or organisation and serve in their individual capacity.
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