(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Iran's Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the
United Nations Zahra Ershadi condemned the unilateral sanctions
imposed by the US as 'serious threat' to the nation's right to
health and havinf access to medicines, Trend reports citing IRNA.
Ershadi made the remarks on Tuesday at the 76th General Assembly
session on global health and foreign policy.
She underscored that affordable health services, as well as
life-saving medicines, vaccines and diagnostic technologies should
be available to all countries without any discrimination or
political considerations.
Health issues should not be politicized in line with the
interests of specific parties, she added. 'The need for universal
access to high quality and affordable health care is a key priority
for international development.'
Referring to the unprecedented health situation created by the
COVID-19 pandemic, the Iranian diplomat said cooperation,
solidarity and unity are more central than ever, urging the world
countries to take the opportunity to promote multilateralism and
combat unilateralism in order to focus efforts on addressing this
humanitarian crisis for the benefit of all.
Ershadi also criticized the United States, along with some other
countries that blindly follow Washington's policies, for imposing
restrictive measures, including illegal and oppressive economic
sanctions, on a number of states, especially those that are
affected by the severe consequences of the coronavirus
outbreak.
The United States' inhumane unilateral coercive measures still
pose a serious threat to the Iranian people's right to health and
access to essential medicines and medical equipment, she said.
The Americans claim that unilateral sanctions do not include
foodstuff and medical supplies, but in fact, due to sanctions and
the exclusion of countries from the international banking system
for financial transfers, it is not possible to have access to these
items through existing trade and financial mechanisms, she
said.
The envoy further hailed Iran's significant progress in the
field of biotechnology and stem cells, saying that despite unfair
sanctions, the country has turned into one of the few producers of
the COVID-19 vaccine.
Ershadi pointed out that In spite of the Western sanctions the
Islamic Republic of Iran has hosted millions of Afghan refugees for
more than four decades and even vaccinated many of them.
However, international organizations have covered very little of
the cost of the services that Iran has provided for the Afghans,
the Iranian said.
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