Hindustan Times ST (Jaipur)

G7 NATIONS AGREE TO BOOST VACCINE PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY, INCREASE CLIMATE FINANCE

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The Group of Seven countries have agreed to step up their production and deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines around the world, European Union Council President Charles Michel said on Sunday.

“The priority was to ensure we can meet the demand for vaccines, and here the EU has taken the leadership...,” Michel, who chairs summits of EU leaders, said in a video message on Twitter. A draft of the G7 communique on Sunday said the group of countries will provide 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses over the next year and work with the private sector, the G20 and other countries to increase the contributi­on.

The nations also agreed to increase their climate finance contributi­ons and meet an overdue spending pledge of $100 billion a year to help poorer countries, calling on other developed countries to join the effort.

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