Like other aspects of our lives, the impact of COVID-19 on international organized crime has been significant. Ambassador of Pakistan
NEW YORK (News Hub update) Pakistan has urged the international community to ensure that
criminals who manufacture covid-19 vaccines and other counterfeit medical products are stopped,
according to the news hub Pakistan's ambassador to the United Nations.
Munir Akram said International co-operation was needed to take effective action against other counterfeit medical products, including the Covid-19 vaccine.
At a high-level meeting of the 14th Crime Congress in New York, the Pakistani ambassador warned
that the Covid-19 epidemic has exposed a number of dangers that criminals could exploit. "Other aspects of our lives," he said.
The impact of Covid-19 on international organized crime has been significant. Ambassador Akram said that global action is needed to commit such crimes and eliminate platforms that undermine the progress towards Agenda 2030.
Munir Akram warned that progress could not be achieved without justice, rule of law, and crime control.
And fake vaccine makers should not be exempt at such times.
Ambassador Munir Akram appealed to Congress to consider the key recommendations included in the International Financial Accountability, Transparency and (FACT I) Panel for taking action against such elements. He also stressed dealing with trade.
He said that if left unchecked, it could lead to zoonotic diseases (diseases like COVID-19).
The Pakistani envoy called for changes in
labor and migration laws to discourage human trafficking, he added. That opening up additional
avenues for legal migration would lead to trafficking.
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