‘Italy has worked hard to promote a more equitable recovery’ Mario Draghi

At today’s (30 October) G20 Summit, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, said that Italy had worked to promote a more equitable recovery, pointing to the global health summit in Rome, but also underlining the historic nature of the agreement on a fairer international tax system. 

“These results are a powerful reminder, or what we can achieve collectively,” he said, “We must encourage each other to be ambitious in all the areas where we work together.”

Draghi described how the last few years had been difficult for the global community, citing not just the pandemic, but a period of growing protectionism and unilateralism, making an oblique reference to the Trump administration. He said: “From the pandemic, to climate change, to fair and equitable taxation, going it alone, it's simply not an option. We must do all we can to overcome our differences and we must rekindle the spirit that led to the creation of this group.” 

Draghi said there was reason for optimism, the pandemic is not over and there are startling disparities in the global distribution of vaccines. He said that 40% of the world’s population would be vaccinated by the end of 2021, but there was a need for more concerted action. The new goal is to reach 70% global vaccination by mid-2022.

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