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World needs more cooperation, not less, to defeat Covid-19 and rebuild: Vivian tells UN
Published Sun, Sep 27, 2020 · 09:50 PM
Washington
WARNING that protectionism and unilateral action will ultimately be self-defeating, Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan told the 75th UN General Assembly (UNGA) that no nation, large or small, will be safe unless all are safe together.
He said that what is needed now is vaccine multilateralism, and greater international cooperation to ensure equitable and universal access to Covid-19 vaccines.
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