UN General Assembly
2021

The theme of this year’s General Assembly session is vital. To confront the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, we need resilience; to recover, we need hope. In order for that to happen, we need to overcome obstacles and ensure, as a top priority, that the countries and peoples of the world have fair and equitable access to vaccines. Allow me, before this important forum, to explain how Egypt — as a founding member of the United Nations and of a number of regional organizations — understands the international situation, and what it has done to tackle the world’s current challenges. Mr. President,