The Advanced Market Commitment (AMC), which is administered by Gavi, is designed to respond to the needs of developing countries. This means sharing the necessary medicines, vaccines and diagnostic tools equitably. The proposal is tied to the vaccine doses that are left unused from Finland’s share of the joint vaccine procurement contracts of the EU.įinland, together with the EU Member States and the European Commission, is committed to solidarity in action against the pandemic. In addition, as part of the third supplementary budget for 2021, the Government has proposed additional funding of EUR 10 million as a response to developing countries' vaccination needs, emphasising the humanitarian aspects of the support. We intend to support Gavi also in 2022, because the effects of the pandemic will be felt for a long time,” Minister Skinnari says. Our pledge to Gavi proves that Finland is committed to enhancing vaccine solidarity.
“Multilateral cooperation and global improvement of availability of vaccines are essential for ending the pandemic.
Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari represented Finland at the meeting. The aim of the event was to accelerate access to COVID-19 vaccine doses for lower-income economies. The summit brought together heads of state, representatives of the private sector and civil society as well as central technical partners. The virtual pledging conference was hosted by the Prime Minister of Japan, Suga Yoshihide, and Chair of the Gavi Board, José Manuel Barroso. It is of vital importance not only from the perspective of solidarity but also from the viewpoint of health security and economy to support the availability of vaccines in developing countries. To ensure improved availability of COVID-19 vaccines in developing countries and equitable and fair access to vaccines, Finland will channel its support via the COVAX AMC Facility, administered by Gavi. The Agency also provides Africa with its News bulletins via the Pan-African News Agency (PANA).Press releases, Finland supports availability of vaccines in developing countriesįinland will contribute EUR 10 million in 2021 to the international Vaccine Alliance Gavi.Īt the Gavi COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC) Summit on 2 June 2021, Finland pledged to donate EUR 10 million to global vaccine solidarity. IINA also, sends daily its news bulletins via e-mail to the news agencies in Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Central Asia and Russia. IINA disseminates its news daily via Qatar News Agency (QNA), which distributes the news to 700 points in the Arab World, Europe and America, in Arabic, English and Portuguese, to cover Asia. The major objectives for this restructuring are to bring IINA to a position where It can achieve its mission of serving as a center for exchange of expertise among member states, issuing feature services on social, economic and cultural activities in member states, issuing annual publications on important events in the Muslim World and its personalities, being an effective tool in the area of information exchange among OIC member states, serving as an effective media arm and support the new mission and vision of the OIC and its organs and effectively projecting the viewpoints of the Muslim World. Recently, the new Board of Administration initiated a restructuring project of IINA. It is financed by OIC member states, especially Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Pakistan, Kuwait, Indonesia, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia.
The agency was established in 1972, under a resolution of the Third Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
Its headquarters is in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The International Islamic News Agency (IINA), a specialised organ of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC), is a news agency publishing in Arabic, English and French and focusing on news about the Islamic world and Islamic affairs.
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