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On Monday March 29, Prime Minister Gaston Browne gave one of the featured addresses at the High-Level Meeting with Heads of State and Government on the International Debt Architecture and Liquidity – Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond Initiative.<\/p>

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The main aim of the meeting was to highlight the urgency of the need for more audacious and concrete action to provide liquidity and address debt vulnerability.<\/p>\n

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In his address PM Browne said, \u201cVaccines should be regarded as a common global good, and they should be allocated fairly and equitably with priority access for the vulnerable. Yet, more than 5 billion vaccines have been bought by rich countries – in some cases more than twice their needs – while small island states, within their neighborhood, have received minuscule amounts.\u201d<\/p>\n

He went on to add that \u201cHanging\u00a0above all their heads like the proverbial sword of Damocles are two eminent dangers \u2013unsustainable debt and Climate Change.\u201d<\/p>\n

Attached is a video link to the PM\u2019s address:\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/fb.watch\/4z1O6ozQId\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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The meeting was convened by Prime Minister of Canada H.E. Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Jamaica H.E. Andrew Holness ON, MP, and UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres to urge the international community to take additional and urgent action to ensure a robust COVID-19 recovery.<\/p>\n

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For more information please contact Mr. Daryl George at via email at\u00a0Daryl.George@ab.gov.ag: or Amb. Diann Black-Layne at 462-4625 or 562-2568 or via email:\u00a0Diann.Black-Layne@ab.gov.ag.<\/p>\n

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