71. Tealei 先生(图瓦卢)代表太平洋岛屿论坛发言说，未来几年，蓝太平洋区域将感受到冠状病毒病的影响，这将加剧现有的发展挑战。该区域对这一大流行病的应对和恢复必须协调、持久。太平洋岛屿需要支持，包括通过提供减免债务和提高发展融资方式的灵活性，以及尽早和公平地获得安全有效的冠状病毒病疫苗。改善医疗保健基础设施和社会保障系统将是恢复措施的关键组成部分，在太平洋区域防治传染性疾病和非传染性疾病方面尤其重要；而后者占该区域死亡人数的四分之三。
71. Mr. Tealei (Tuvalu), speaking on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum, said that the impact of COVID-19 would be felt in the Blue Pacific region for years to come, exacerbating existing development challenges. The regional response to the pandemic and recovery must be coordinated and sustained. The Pacific islands needed support, including through debt relief and enhanced flexibility in development financing modalities, and early and equitable access to a safe and effectiveCOVID-19 vaccine. Improving health-care infrastructure and social protection systems would be a key component of recovery measures and was especially important in the Pacific region with regard to combating communicable and non-communicable diseases; the latter accounted for up to three quarters of deaths in the region.