Security Council upholds role of multilateralism in a complex world UN peacekeepers patrol the Mopti region of eastern Mali. MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko UN peacekeepers patrol the Mopti region of eastern Mali. 7 May 2021 UN Affairs The President of the UN General Assembly on Friday urged countries to “do better” in making COVID-19 vaccines available to everyone, everywhere, warning that “good intentions are no match for vaccines in arms.” Briefing a high-level Security Council debate on upholding multilateralism, Volkan Bozkir equated fair distribution of vaccines with civilian protection. He commended recent developments on vaccine patent waivers which will help save lives, and lamented that low-income countries have so far received just 0.3 per cent of all doses. “We can do better. We must do better”, Mr Bozkir told the online meeting. “The COVID-19 pandemic is not a zero-sum game. Good intentions are no match for vaccines in arms.” Division and failure As the General As
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