In advance of the G7 and G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meetings — taking place on April 20, 2022 in Washington, D.C. — Amref Health Africa has joined other civil society organizations from across the world to call on G20 leaders and finance ministers to urgently ensure the global response to COVID-19 is sustained and accelerated. Meeting this goal remains a critical variable for the world’s recovery, security and stability.
Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors are strategically positioned to make the G7 and G20 political commitments a reality by articulating actions and funding. The decisions they reach in these meetings and those scheduled in the coming weeks — ahead of the 2nd Global COVID-19 Summit — will reflect their true commitment to putting an end to the COVID-19 pandemic and preventing another crisis of such kind and magnitude.
Concretely, this group of organizations has asked all G20 Finance Ministers to consider the following actions:
Finance the COVID-19 response and pandemic preparedness and increase transparency to enhance value for money.
Innovate to deliver new sources of financing for the global COVID-19 response and pandemic preparedness.
Amid the pressing issues that the international community faces, we must intensify our work together to accelerate momentum on the global COVID-19 response and ensure comprehensive pandemic preparedness in all countries. We offer our full support to you on this agenda to ensure we make progress on these issues in the coming months.
We would welcome the opportunity to discuss this at your earliest convenience.
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