{"id":157080,"date":"2021-10-31T11:35:24","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T15:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/?post_type=one_press&p=157080"},"modified":"2021-10-31T11:35:24","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T15:35:24","slug":"one-statement-on-g20-commitments","status":"publish","type":"one_press","link":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/press\/one-statement-on-g20-commitments\/","title":{"rendered":"ONE statement on G20 commitments"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON <\/span>\u2014 <\/span>As the G20 summit concludes, the ONE Campaign welcomes US leadership on a global plan to fight the pandemic but warns slow progress in delivering health and economic relief to low-income countries will only continue the lifecycle of this virus.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tom Hart, acting CEO at the ONE Campaign, said:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThe support expressed for the 70 percent global vaccination goal is a significant step towards beating this virus but reaching this goal will require a huge momentum shift in how wealthy countries are approaching the crisis. A<\/span>t our current pace, it could take over a decade until low-income countries can secure enough vaccines to reach 70 percent. <\/span>At the upcoming ministerial meeting hosted by Secretary Blinken, we need to see the battle plan for meeting this target.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Background<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

New <\/span>analysis<\/span><\/a> released by the ONE Campaign laid out the chief obstacles standing in the way of global efforts to end the pandemic. Key highlights include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n