G7 leaders have expected to sign to a ‘Carbis Bay declaration’ on Saturday, committing to a 100-day response window to develop vaccines, treatments and diagnostics to prevent any repeat of the coronavirus pandemic.
G7 nations comprise the US, UK, Germany, France, Canada, Italy and Japan. The UK holds the presidency for G7 Leaders’ Summit 2021 and has invited India, along with Australia, South Korea and South Africa, as guest countries.
The declaration draws on the report of the Pandemic Preparedness Partnership’s independent report containing recommendations on how governments and others can quickly respond to new outbreaks.
“We, the leaders of the Group of Seven, met in Cornwall on 11-13 June 2021 determined to beat COVID-19 and build back better. We remembered everyone who has been lost to the pandemic and paid tribute to those still striving to overcome it. Inspired by their example of collaboration and determination, we gathered united by the principle that brought us together originally, that shared beliefs and shared responsibilities are the bedrock of leadership and prosperity. Guided by this, our enduring ideals as free open societies and democracies, and by our commitment to multilateralism, we have agreed a shared G7 agenda for global action,” said in the decleration statement.
Talking about the Carbis Bay Declaration, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said though the world developed and manufactured Covid-19 vaccines at an unprecedented pace, it needs to prevent a pandemic like this from ever happening again.
“That means learning lessons from the last 18 months and doing it differently next time around…I am proud that for the first time today the world’s leading democracies have come together to make sure that never again will we be caught unawares,” he said, according to Downing Street.
Read full declaration statement here.
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