Covid-19: UN chief deplores the failure of multilateralism in the fight against the pandemic

Supporting a fair global response and economic recovery to the pandemic is testing multilateralism.

So far, this is a test that we have failed,

Vaccination is just one example.

Only 10 countries around the world concentrate around 75% of the world's vaccinations

Many countries have yet to start immunizing their health workers and the most vulnerable citizens.

A global vaccine shortage threatens the health and well-being of everyone,

we need equitable access to vaccines for everyone, everywhere

The same lack of solidarity

Some countries have mobilized relief programs worth billions of dollars, while many developing countries face an insurmountable debt burden that will put the Sustainable Development Goals completely out of reach if a correction is not made. 'is not provided,

In 2019, even before the pandemic, 25 countries were spending more on debt service than on education, health and social protection combined,

Development aid is needed more than ever and I urge donors and international institutions to mobilize,

G20 support for an extension of the Debt Service Suspension Initiative until the end of this year is welcome, but I ask for a further extension until 2022,

more than 3 million deaths

the worst recession in 90 years

made some 120 million people fall back into extreme poverty, while the equivalent of 255 million full-time jobs have been lost,