Qatar stresses Covid-19 social and economic impacts to affect progress in achieving sustainable development goals

Geneva - The State of Qatar underlined that the COVID-19 pandemic poses an unprecedented threat to countries and societies, and its repercussions, especially the economic and social, will affect the progress made towards achieving the sustainable development goals and the protection and promotion of human rights.

This came in the statement of the State of Qatar, delivered by Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar in Geneva Ambassador HE Ali Khalfan Al Mansouri, before the Human Rights Council during the interactive dialogue on the High Commissioners report on the central role of the State in responding to pandemics and other health emergencies and the social and economic consequences thereof. HE Qatar's Permanent Representative stressed the need of adopting a joint international cooperative approach in order to ensure an effective and coordinated response to limit the negative impacts imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, and to ensure that vaccines are accessible to everyone in a safe, urgent and equitable manner.