WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said the Covid-19 pandemic had accentuated endemic inequalities among nations and posed a serious threat to the global economy.
Addressing the UN General Assembly at a high-level political forum on sustainable development, the prime minister urged the world body to ensure universal and affordable access to Covid-19 vaccine.
“The world is facing an unprecedented triple challenge: the Covid-19 pandemic; the reversal of economic progress; and the existential threat posed by climate change,” he said.
Mr Khan said the sustainable development and climate goals (SDGs), set by the United Nations, must be achieved to help the global economy recover from the negative impact of the pandemic. “The global economy will not recover fully until all countries rich and poor are enabled to accelerate and expand investment for achieving [these] goals,” he said.
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