The G7 Summit had the leaders start talking on providing aid to poorer nations and pledge to donate vaccine to end pandemic
The meeting was the first one after over two years wherein the leaders made promises to support global health, infrastructure
Leaders of the G7 Group of countries stated their claim to lead the world out of the pandemic and economic crisis, and have pledged over 1 billion vaccine doses to poorer countries, by lending a helping hand to developing countries for not only fighting the pandemic however the climate change and reducing taxes on MNCs as well.
The meeting was the first one after over two years wherein the leaders made promises to support global health, infrastructure, green energy and education for all thereby demonstrating the international cooperation after the negatives caused by the pandemic and the unpredictability of previous U.S. president. The current U.S. President making his first foreign trip as leader, stated the meeting to be a productive and collaborative meeting showcasing the fact that America is back for leading the world with nations who share deeply held values. However, the health and environmental campaigners were not impressed at all by the decisions undertaken in the leaders’ final meet.
Many leaders including the head of inequality policy at international aid group Oxfam stated the meeting to be unproductive and further stated that the leaders have failed to do anything about the biggest health emergency in a century and a climate catastrophe that is around the corner.
Despite UK Prime Minister’s call for “vaccinate the world” by the year 2022, the promise of over 1 billion vaccine doses for poorer countries that is coming from both direct and via donations, the campaign falls short of the expected estimate of 11 billion doses. According to the World Health Organization, the number is required for vaccinating about 70% of the world’s population and for truly ending the pandemic. Half of the doses pledged in the G7 comes from the United States and about 100 million come from Britain. Canada pledged to donate more than 100 million doses, and France stated that over 60 million would be provided by them.
