{"id":536,"date":"2020-07-08T11:39:39","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T07:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iepf-ngo.org\/en\/iepf-president-signs-a-call-to-declare-covid-19-vaccines-as-a-global-common-good\/"},"modified":"2020-07-08T11:39:39","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T07:39:39","slug":"iepf-president-signs-a-call-to-declare-covid-19-vaccines-as-a-global-common-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iepf-ngo.org\/en\/iepf-president-signs-a-call-to-declare-covid-19-vaccines-as-a-global-common-good\/","title":{"rendered":"IEPF president signs a call to declare COVID-19 Vaccines as a global common good"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe president of the International Eurasia Press Fund (IEPF), international organization with General Consultative Status with UN ECOSOC, based in Azerbaijan, Umud Mirzayev on behalf of himself and the organization, signed a call initiated by Yunus Centre to declare COVID-19 Vaccines as a global common good.<\/p>\n

\n\tT<\/b>he appeal is led by the world\u2019s notable economist, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, prof. Mohammad Yunus who propossed this joint appeal to all the global leaders, international organizations, and governments to adopt legal measures and make official statements declaring COVID-19 vaccines as a Global Common Good, free from any patent right belonging to anyone. As for now, 114 World Leaders including 19 Nobel Laureates, 36 former Chief of State and Governments, Political Leaders, Artistes, International NGOs and Institutions have signed a call initiated by Yunus Centre to declare COVID-19 Vaccines as a global common good.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn his message M.Yunus stated that the unified appeal is urging action from governments, foundations, philanthropists and social businesses to come forward to produce and\/or distribute the vaccines all over the world for free.<\/p>\n

\n\t“We invite all social, political, and health entities to re-affirm our collective responsibility for the protection of ALL vulnerable persons without any discrimination whatsoever.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe COVID-19 pandemic is clearly exposing the strength and weaknesses of healthcare systems in every country and highlights the obstacles and inequities in gaining access to healthcare. The effectiveness of the upcoming vaccination campaign will depend on its universality.”<\/div>\n
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\n\tThe signatories are pleading to all world leaders including the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Director General of the World Health Organization, religious leaders, social and moral leaders, leaders of research laboratories and pharmaceutical companies and the media to join hands and ensure that in the case of a Covid-19 vaccine, we have a global consensus that it must be deployed as a global common good.<\/div>\n
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\n\tThe IEPF invites everyone to join the pledge at http:\/\/www.vaccinecommongood.org\/\/<\/a> to guaranty the right to the free access to the vaccine for all<\/div>\n
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