What happened: Leaders of the G7 summit had their first in-person talks in nearly two years on Friday. Hosted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Carbis Bay. Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States all agreed that a joint approach would be the most effective in countering the global health crisis. They pledged to donate one billion Covid-19 vaccines to low-income countries in an attempt to show Western democratic cohesion. Furthermore, they also planned an initiative to grant more help in advancing the infrastructure of developing nations to promote a climate-friendly, non-corrupt environment. The G7 ultimately aims to compete with the ‘vaccine diplomacy‘ and debt fuel spending that China and Russia have embarked upon.
It’s the first official day of the G7 Summit here in the United Kingdom. I’m looking forward to reinforcing our commitment to multilateralism and working with our allies and partners to build a more fair and inclusive global economy.
Let’s get to work.
— President Biden (@POTUS) June 11, 2021
The G7 leaders arrived at the G7 summit in Cornwall by private jet with no testing and quarantining. They didn’t wear masks. They didn’t socially distance. They do as they do, but not as they tell us to do. #G7Summit pic.twitter.com/8bFusGrYfR
— James Melville (@JamesMelville) June 12, 2021
The response : Many critics claim that the summit was a little too late as Covid-19 had already done considerable damage. They added that it was a failure, if only 1 billion doses for donations were all the G7 leaders could commit to. Oxfam insisted that at least 11 billion doses were promptly in developing nations. Especially because bi-lateral deals by high-income countries had already made vaccine distribution unfair.
.@POTUS and @EmmanuelMacron support the waiver of vaccine patents, why don’t @BorisJohnson and other #G7 Leaders? We're here to say people must come before pharma profits.
Vaccine recipes must be shared to increase supplies and vaccinate the world
We need a #PeoplesVaccine pic.twitter.com/9KDGY8Lkdl
— Oxfam GB Campaigns (@oxfamcampaigns) June 11, 2021
Several protests are underway in Cornwall in the United Kingdom where the G7 Summit starts today. Oxfam activists are protesting on a local beach over vaccine hoarding by some developed nations. #sabcnews
— SAfm news (@SAfmnews) June 11, 2021
.@BorisJohnson, 5million doses by September is too little too late. You promised Britain would donate ALL its surplus vaccines. Ahead of the #G7 Summit in Cornwall, call on the PM to help meet 1B doses @glblctzn: https://t.co/BP6qmSoC6N
— Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) June 11, 2021
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