UN General Assembly
2021

The General Assembly is gathered once again at a time characterized by multiple challenges of a global nature. The theme chosen for the current session reflects the unique and difficult context which all the countries in the world have been living through since 2019, on account of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Since its outbreak, we have witnessed notable efforts by different actors — Governments, regional and international organizations, the private sector, and civil society — to face this global phenomenon threatening humankind. We commend the central role of the United Nations, including through the World Health Organization, in coordinating actions aimed at mobilizing means and resources to save lives and the world from the pandemic. Mozambique has taken important steps, including the introduction of restrictive measures, increasing testing capacity, and community-awareness and capacity-building campaigns on the importance of preventive care in the fight against COVID-19. Preventive-care measures include putting in place public-health and social measures and the distribution of vaccines.