 The United Nations in collaboration with IMO and Abea State has launched the COVID-19 economic revitalisation support programme. It is to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in the lives of vulnerable households in the state. The stateful person on the sustainable development goals is Christina Oody. He said the launching of the programme marked a milestone as it would help select vulnerable communities in reduction of risk and enhance the resilience of the poor. The United Nations Development Programme representative Ahuna Akonwa said the programme will help to reduce the gaps between the rich and the poor. It marks another milestone in the lives of vulnerable households from communities affected by the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 in IMO State. We are all aware of the impact of the pandemic on the lives of many Nigerians which has brought about untold hardships to the vulnerable, mostly comprising of women, young people and people living with disabilities. To this end, the aim of this project is to support selected vulnerable communities affected by COVID. The intervention will support the reduction of risk and enhance the resilience of the poor and vulnerable populations who are at risk. Those who have and those who don't continue to widen. Our information today shows that the world has become so unequal. There is no match in history. The more wealth we generate, the more inequality there is. And this has been revealed so much with this pandemic, the impact of COVID-19. We have seen that with this pandemic in terms of its socioeconomic impact, we have even deepened inequality. Today in the world some countries have achieved 50, 60, 70, 80% vaccination. In most of Africa, we are at 2%, 3%. The Governor of IMO State commended the United Nations Development Programme for the intervention to support people affected by the pandemic. To do it with all of us. Those who are directly or indirectly involved in the implementation of this programme to ensure that this programme is implemented in the manner it has been designed. I'm almost certain that by the amount of monies I'm to that will be given to these vulnerable people. It may not mean much to some of us who are the urban centres. It may not mean much to some of us who are medium or high income earners. But knowing the demography of IMO State and the type of population of the type of poor people we have, it means a lot. So let us religiously drive this programme to target.