G20 leaders seek to help poorest nations in post-Covid era

“We must work to create the conditions for affordable and equitable access to these tools for all peoples, ” Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz (file pic) said in his opening remarks.

BEIJING: Leaders of the 20 biggest economies have vowed to ensure a fair distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, drugs and tests around the world and do what was needed to support poorer countries struggling to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

“We will spare no effort to ensure their affordable and equitable access for all people, consistent with members’ commitments to incentivise innovation, ” the leaders said in a draft G20 communique seen by Reuters. “We recognise the role of extensive immunisation as a global public good.”