Almost 200 Covid-19 vaccine candidates are currently being developed. However, only a tiny percentage of these will ever be mass-produced and distributed. Concerns around ‘vaccine nationalism’ have grown, as high-income countries pre-order hundreds of millions of vaccine doses. This article looks at this problem and examines what solutions are being put in place to ensure low and middle income countries receive adequate supplies of any successful Covid-19 vaccine.
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UN World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (143 KB, PDF)
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons was established by a Resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2013. The first World Day Against Trafficking in Persons was held on 30 July 2014. The focus this year is on “highlighting the importance of government action in the interest of victims of trafficking”.
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UN World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (143 KB, PDF)
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Catch up on articles you may have missed on the constitution, government and parliament from May 2020. Articles this month take a closer look at Covid-19 and human rights legislation.
