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MALAYSIA- UNITED STATES COOPERATION ON COVID-19 RESPONSE

MALAYSIA- UNITED STATES COOPERATION ON COVID-19 RESPONSE

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes the arrival on 5 July 2021 of one (1) million doses of COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine contribution from the United States of America to Malaysia.

On behalf of the Government of Malaysia, I would like to once again express my sincere gratitude to my counterpart, His Excellency Antony Blinken and the Government of the United States for the generous contribution of its COVID-19 vaccines. These vaccines will greatly intensify Malaysia’s vaccination process and make meaningful progress to the ongoing rollout of Malaysia’s National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme.

The United States, through its Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, has also been extending various assistance and contributions to Malaysia since the start of the pandemic last year, including the in-kind contribution of medical supplies, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and ICT equipment, worth USD 250,000. Malaysia is highly appreciative of the invaluable support extended thus far by the United States and hope the close and friendly ties will be further strengthened for the mutual benefits of our two countries.

As conveyed earlier in my letter of 4 June 2021 to Secretary Blinken, I would also like to reiterate that Malaysia welcomes President Joe Biden's 3 June announcement of the United States' expression of support for temporary waiver of the Intellectual Property (IP) protection on COVID-19 vaccines. The Right Honourable Prime Minister, Tan Sri Dato' Haji Mahiaddin bin Haji Md Yassin had also announced in his address to the Nikkei International Conference in May 2021 Malaysia's support for the IP protection waiver for COVID-19 vaccines. In the common pursuit for equitable global access to the COVID-19 vaccines, Malaysia stands ready to establish all-round cooperation with the United States in vaccine research, development, and distribution.

 

YB DATO’ SERI HISHAMMUDDIN TUN HUSSEIN

4 JULY 2021


7/5/21

LIST OF CONVENTIONS / TREATIES THAT HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED INTO BAHASA MELAYU

Ratified by Malaysia

1. Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, CEDAW
 
1.1 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, CEDAW
   
2. Convention on the Rights of the Child, CRC
 
2.1 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostiitution and child pornography
2.2 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict ; and
2.3 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure
   
3. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, CRPD
 
3.1 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
   

Yet to ratify

4. Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment – CAT
 
4.1 Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
   
5. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - ICCPR
 
5.1 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: and
5.2 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of death penalty
   
6. International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - ICERD
   
7. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - ICESR
 
7.1 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
   
8. International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance - ICPED
   
9. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families - ICRMW
   
10. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951;
 
10.1 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1967
   
11. Rome Statute
   

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