{"id":112521,"date":"2021-03-10T17:10:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T00:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=112521"},"modified":"2021-03-10T17:12:14","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T00:12:14","slug":"vaccine-diplomacy-world-wide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2021\/03\/10\/vaccine-diplomacy-world-wide\/","title":{"rendered":"VACCINE DIPLOMACY WORLDWIDE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sarath Wijesinghe President\u2019s counsel, former Ambassador to UAE and Israel, President Ambassador\u2019s forum<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n

Covid 19 spreads worldwide as a world wildfire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Covid19 is spreading worldwide affecting billions as a major pandemic changing the world drastically with the slowdown in economies, developments, living conditions, and all kinds of day to day and permanent lifestyles of all with downturns in all areas in life with drastic effects and limited solutions. Lot is discussed on the origin and the current situation monitored by WHO as the leader and guide to the world in monitoring and providing information to governments and the public. Governments are shaken and giving top priority to the pandemics that have taken hundreds of millions of lives of world citizens worldwide. The death toll is large and fluctuating at an alarming rate in rich-poor and powerful nation\u2019s mercilessly taking lives of world citizens at the wish and will of the pandemic dragon spreading tentacles worldwide through boarder in various ways despite protective measures adopted. The virus is spreading faster with variants adapting to different environments. Citizen is advised to take precautions by WHO and governments taking measures for new vaccines for protection and end the disaster with little or no side effects. There are now several vaccines in use.175.3 million have been administered with 7 different kinds of vaccines approved by WHO and respective governments. Oxford, Pfizer, and vaccines created by Russia, China, India, the USA, UK and other member nations are being introduced and tested still in formative stages. It looks as the vaccine is working in the UK based on information received on deaths reduced number of patients but it takes time to find the side effects and complications. There is a change in Sri Lanka too on vaccination and we look forward to it for a speedy recovery of our economy and lifestyle. In many countries including the USA vaccine has answered with slow progress depending on the conduct of the citizen. The vaccine alone is not the answer that all guidelines need to be followed continually. It is proved that the best is to be careful and follow the guidelines of the WHO and Sri Lanka health guidelines. No permanent solution is nearby and the world is living on hopes subject to experiments for a new world with horrifying unprecedented deaths all over the world. It is proved that the strategy should be worldwide and not in isolation confined to countries as the pandemic spreads fast due to developed world with modern physical movements and complicated interconnected lifestyle. It is a world affair and the treatment should be worldwide and simultaneous. Time has come to make life simple, plain and properly programmed, and to be broad not being selfish. Covid 19 has taught bitter but lifelong lessons to be civic conscious and magnanimous towards the world, and what is permanent in the world is sheer impermanence as Lord Buddha has taught.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pandemic has changed the world<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pandemic has changed the world and life style to work home and embrace\ndigitalization out of compulsion in all areas of life including education where\nstudents in rural areas students climbed water tanks for WIFI and villager used\nwhat\u2019s app to pay bills with the help of young students in the family using the\nmobiles of 110% penetration and computer centres in every corner. Families have\ncome closer due to compulsion to be indoors, new ideas and innovations are\nemerging to meet challenges. Despite the disaster there is a silver lining\nemerging to be innovative, digitalize and modern to keep the pace with the\nchanging world. Life is changing all over. Transport is less and telecomm\nnation is used in advanced modes as in modern innovating nations telecomm\nnation is giving top priority. We were on the door steps on digitalization and\nnow fast entering into the era of digitisation out of compulsion. Education\nHealth, Economy, agriculture, will be modern and revolutionized. There will be\ninternational platforms on trade and commerce with modern and international\ntrends and expenses on date will be curtained due to competition. These things\nare happening and the citizen\/consumer appear to be adoptable and intelligent\nto embrace changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vaccine Diplomacy\/Diplomacy\/Priority is Pandemic and not Geneva <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diplomacy is influencing the decisions of the foreign governments by\npeaceful means short of war and disputes. On diplomatic means sovereign states\nsettle disputes by dialogue negotiations discussions and other measures short\nof violence. Modern diplomacy emerged from Europe in the 20 th century, with the\nemergence of league of Nations as a world group and United Nations with the UN\nConvention. It involves summoning meetings conferences which also deals with\ninternational relations. Diplomacy deals with and among sovereign countries and\nmain outlets known as Embassies in countries with diplomatic relations. Sri\nLanka maintains     Missions worldwide\nexpecting to promote the image of the Nation and to promote business and trade\nas now counties are giving priority to Economic Diplomacy. Whether Sri Lanka\nhave quality and committed diplomats capable of promoting the image and trade\nand business is a moot issue considering the quality of diplomats compared to\nthe counterparts. Ambassadors must be skilled in diplomacy, language, and\nfriendly and human behaviour to deal with expert diplomats in other counters.\nGeneva a group of misguided nations are finding fault of few countries on\nviolations of human rights which are outdated and not practical. It is time for\nthe world to be united and work together to eradicate pandemic and emerge\nvictorious in the interest of the needy human worldwide undergoing sufferings.\nDanger and fear on the pandemic is the best play ground for the eradication of\nthe dangerous pandemic dragon for ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diplomacy and International relations in Sri Lanka and Asia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

International relations and diplomacy in Sri Lanka and Asia runs back to\n247 AD when King Asoka a Myrun\u201d Emperor sent his son Arath Mahinda\u201d and\ndaughter Mahni Sangamitta\u201d to Sri Lanka as Emissaries of the King and India\nto his unseen close friend with the message of Lord Buddha to propagate  Buddhism in Sri Lanka when connections\nreactivated after the era of Rama and Ravana five thousands of  years ago. Friendship with Sri Lanka and\nIndia continued with some stormy periods of Chola\u201d and Pandi\u201d invasions.\nRelations with India was on the peak during Madam Bandaraneike which deteriorated\nduring JR Jayawardena era with disputes with Rajive on 13th<\/sup>\nAmendment but the bond with two countries are ever cemented with the bond of\nBuddhism originated in India. India is firm on towards India Policy\u201d and the\ndisputed issues on economic front were brewing on Oil farm, Port, Harbour, Trincomalee\nharbour, Chinese influence, 13th<\/sup> Amendment, Geneva Process and many\nsimilar matters to be settled by diplomatic means. India promptly offered\nvaccine to Sri Lanka as a friendly gesture when both countries are in\ndifficulties. Sri Lanka was ever grateful for the great gesture and the prompt\nsteps taken by India by giving the vaccines when Sri Lanka needed it badly and\nresults are now showing with reduced number of cases. It was timely and showed\nthe advanced stages of diplomatic skills of the world famous Indian diplomacy\nwhich has won the world over. All the leading nations and the world community\nis together in helping the world In USA US aid is in the forefront in helping\nthe world where as Russia has developed a vaccine and planning to offer to the\nless fortunate countries economically. China has offered 20.5 billion dollars\nand engaged in research to invent a vaccine to compete the pandemic. We expect\nthe diplomacy to flourish worldwide until the pandemic is eradicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Way forward in the new World Order <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It may be that we may be in a new world full of kindness, passion,\nloving kindness having realized the impermanent nature of the life and the\nsuffering of the patients and the loved ones. Whole world lives on hopes and\nfull of uncertainty on the future with less hopes of a permanent solution at\nsight with full of predictions and promises. Entire world is in a mess and in\nthe verge if destruction due to massive environmental destructions and\ndisasters which has led to Covid 19 to this magnitude. Powerful rich countries\nare the most hit due to excessive developments and leading an artificial life\nunlike in less developed and powerful countries living with nature. Impact in\nSri Lanka is less as they live with nature with and eating hot spices. It is\ntime for the world to give priority to environment and live with nature with\nenvironment friendly environment. It is also time for the leading powers to\nunite to eradicate the pandemic helping the small nations and learning from their\ntraditional therapies which appear to be effective. Vaccine diplomacy will help\nto create a new world order with friendly nations helping each other creating\nnatural immune systems in the natural environment. Disastrous multinational\nfood chains to be terminated in place of healthy food devoid junk and cola\nworldwide especially among the rich\/ children \/students, mainly in the west.\nWorldwide campaign for environmental protection and healthy food should be\ngiven priority with uniformity worldwide. Agriculture to be streamlined with\nnew healthy and human friendly seeds vegetable and fruits with agreements with\nthe rich as well as poor large as well as small. Living with nature and give\npriority to native and local is advisable for a long-term stable solution to\nthe disastrous pandemic we are surround with. Vaccine diplomacy will lead to\ntraditional diplomacy bonding the nations with goodwill love and cooperation on\npolitical and economic frontiers leading for a post pandemic happy era soon. Living\nwith environment and protection of environment is paramount for a long lasting\nsolution for pandemic dragon.Sarath7@hotmail.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sarath Wijesinghe President\u2019s counsel, former Ambassador to UAE and Israel, President Ambassador\u2019s forum Covid 19 spreads worldwide as a world wildfire Covid19 is spreading worldwide affecting billions as a major pandemic changing the world drastically with the slowdown in economies, developments, living conditions, and all kinds of day to day and permanent lifestyles of all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sarath-wijesinghe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112521\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}