The Permanent Forum welcomes efforts by Member States to organize specific vaccine programmes for indigenous peoples and encourages the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, Gavi Alliance, WHO and the United Nations Children’s Fund, in their administration of the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) Facility, to ensure that indigenous peoples are uniquely included in vaccine dissemination efforts. Given the disproportionate effect of the COVID-19 virus on the mortality of indigenous peoples in many countries, the Forum underlines the urgency of ensuring that all indigenous peoples are uniquely considered in vaccine planning and distribution. Due attention should also be given to indigenous peoples affected by conflict and post-conflict situations and complex humanitarian emergencies.
UNICEF: recommendation relating to efforts to ensure equitable vaccine access to Indigenous peoples, UNICEF through the COVAX Facility – led by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, WHO and CEPI – is working with manufacturers and partners on the procurement of COVID-19 vaccine doses, as well as freight, logistics and storage
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