The leaders of the G-7 issued a joint statement on Sunday promising to enact measures on Covid-19 vaccines, China and global corporate tax.
The announcements were heralded as significant by groups including COVAX and the Confederation of British Industry, the latter of which said the summit had "reignited a belief that the international community can come together in a spirit of collaboration to tackle the big issues of our age. ""G7 leaders have utterly failed to face up to the challenges facing the world," said Nick Dearden, director of campaign group Global Justice Now.
The communique did not set out a detailed country-by-country commitment or a timetable to act on the global Covid vaccination campaign, and many of the commitments had been agreed in advance. Speaking to CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe," Donovan added: "We haven't had the same sort of direct, big impact. We have had lots of vague statements."
A number of groups have been pushing for the waiving of certain intellectual property rights on Covid vaccines and treatments, including the WHO, health experts, former world leaders and international medical charities.
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