UN General Assembly
2021

Uganda, like other countries, has had to respond to the unprecedented and multi-faceted effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Uganda’s approach has been to prioritize the protection of human life. To ensure a sustainable, resilient and inclusive recovery, the Government has taken deliberate and targeted decisions to continue strengthening the capacities of the national health system and other key sectors of the economy to respond to the impacts of the COVID19 pandemic adequately. However, the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences can only be effectively responded to if we act collectively. In this regard, we appreciate the efforts of some individual states, various international and regional organisations, particularly the United Nations, African Union, European Union, G20, World Health Organisation, International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group and others, in supporting Countries to respond to the pandemic. We see vaccination of all as the best way to address the pandemic. We now know that restricting the ability to get vaccines affects the ability to control the pandemic and prevents new variants from emerging.