PM Narendra Modi delivering virtual keynote address at UN ECOSOC. (Source: Narendra Modi/YouTube)
PM Narendra Modi Address to UN: Lauding India’s health care system in dealing with, and containing the spread of Covid-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday credited “grass-root health system” in helping the country “ensure one of the best recovery rates in the world.”
The PM said this in a virtual address to the United Nations at the High-Level Segment of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), his first since India was overwhelmingly elected as a non-permanent member of the powerful Security Council last month.
“In the fight against Covid, our grass-roots health system is helping India ensure one of the best recovery rates in the world. We are also on track to remove TB by 2025,” he said, adding, “be it earthquakes, cyclones, Ebola crisis or any other natural or man-made crisis, India has responded with speed and solidarity. In our joint fight against COVID, we have extended medical and other assistance to over 150 countries.”
“Our motto is ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikaas, Sabka Vishwas’ – meaning ‘Together, for everyone’s growth, with everyone’s trust’. This resonates with the core SDG principle of leaving no one behind,” he added.
Modi was delivering the keynote address at the High-Level Segment of the ECOSOC. The Prime Minister spoke at the valedictory session along with his Norwegian counterpart Erna Solberg and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
The theme of this year’s High-Level Segment is ‘Multilateralism after COVID19: What kind of UN do we need at the 75th anniversary’.
COVID-19 pandemic has severely tested the resilience of all nations. In India, we have tried to make the fight against the pandemic a people's movement, by combining the efforts of Government and civil society: PM Modi
With our deep commitment to maintaining global harmony, to improving socio-economic equity, and to preserving nature's balance, India will play its role in full support of the UN agenda: PM Modi
"The United Nations was originally born from the furies of the Second World War. Today, the fury of the pandemic provides the context for its rebirth and reform. Let us not lose this chance," PM Modi said, adding "With our deep commitment to maintaining global harmony, to improving socio-economic equity, and to preserving nature's balance, India will play its role in full support of the UN agenda."
PM Modi is delivering the keynote address at the High-Level Segment of the ECOSOC. In his first address since India was elected as non-permanent menber of the Security Council, PM recognised the country's role in global stage.
"India is home to one-sixth of humanity. We are mindful of our weight and responsibility. We know that if India succeeds in achieving its development objectives, it will go a long way in achievement of global goals," he said.
In his address to the United Nations, PM Modi recalled India's contributions in the ECOSOC: "India was among the 50 founding members of the United Nations immediately after the Second World War. A lot has changed since then," he said, adding "from the very beginning, India has actively supported the UN's development work and the ECOSOC. The first president of ECOSOC was an Indian. India also contributed to shaping the ECOSOC agenda."
PM Modi in his virtual address to the UN: "Today, the United Nations brings together 193 member countries. Along with its membership, the expectations from the organisation have also grown"
In our joint fight against COVID-19, we have extended medical and other assistance to over 150 countries: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at High-Level Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council Session, 2020, via video conference
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on 8.30 address the United Nations at the High-Level Segment of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), his first since India was overwhelmingly elected as a non-permanent member of the powerful Security Council last month.