The 200,000 COVID-19 vaccines gifted by India for all UN peacekeepers are already being put to use and a number of these Blue Helmets have already been vaccinated, spokesperson for UN chief Antonio Guterres has said. The Indian Government had offered us 200,000 doses and a number of peacekeepers are already, as far as I know, being vaccinated, Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, told reporters at the daily press briefing Friday in response to a question on vaccination of UN peacekeepers. ”So, on the Indian vaccines, those, which I think were AstraZeneca, those were 200,000. They’re already being put to use, he said.
India, one of the largest troop-contributing countries to UN peacekeeping missions, gifted 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines for UN peacekeepers across all UN missions. As of March 31 this year, there are 87,889 personnel serving in 12 peacekeeping operations around the world.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had announced in February that…