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Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, on behalf of the constituency of Angola, Nigeria and South Africa, delivered at the 103rd Development Committee meeting (virtual) on April 9, 2021. The statement emphasizes the urgency of equitable COVID-19 vaccine access, calls for transparency in procurement and fair global allocation, and highlights the need to build vaccine production capacity in developing countries. It supports the World Bank’s GRID framework for green, resilient and inclusive recovery, and stresses manageable debt through DSSI and coordinated debt treatments.","Public Disclosure Authorized  \nPulic Disclosure Authorized  \nDEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  \n(Joint Ministerial Committeeof the  \nBoards of Governors of the Bank and the Fundon theTransfer of Real Resources to Developing Countries)  \nONE HUNDRED AND THIRD MEETINGWASHINGTON,DC-APRIL 9,2021(VIRTUAL)  \nDC/S/2021-0032  \nApril 9,2021  \n# Statement by\n\nH.E.Zainab Shamsuna AhmedMinister of Finance,Budget and National Planning  \nFederal Ministry of Finance  \nNigeria  \nOn behalf of the Constituency of Angola,Nigeria and South Africa  \nStatement by  \nH.E.Zainab Shamsuna AhmedMinister of Finance,Budget and National Planning  \nFederal Ministry of Finance  \nNigeria  \n# On behalf of the Constituency of Angola,Nigeria and South Africa\n\n103rd Meeting of the Development Committee  \nApril 9,2021  \nWashington,DC  \n(VIRTUAL)  \nWe welcome the emerging signs of recovery to the global economy,even though recent perspectives showthat recovery in Sub-Saharan Africa(SSA)will be relatively slower given the current limited fiscal andmonetary policy space available to support growth and also due to the slower pace of vaccination againstthe COVID-19 virus.We remain concerned that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on developingcountries continue to be severe with serious long-term negative implications for development.It isregrettable that the pandemic is reversing the progress achieved by developing countries over the lastdecades in reducing poverty,with around 120 million people estimated to have been pushed into extremepoverty in 2020 alone.We appreciate the financial,advisory,and technical support so far from the WorldBank and the IMF to developing countries to help deal with these challenges.  \nWe underscore that access to vaccines for all countries is extremely critical given the urgency to save livesand help our economies reopen.We are encouraged by the progress we see from the World Bank infacilitating procurement and deployment of vaccines from its US$12 billion program.Furthermore,weappreciate the current collaboration between the World Bank,WHO,GAVI and UNICEF to helpdeveloping countries with readiness plans to deploy the vaccines and to enhance their health systems.Ourcountries require comprehensive financial support to achieve their vaccination targets for herd immunityagainst COVID-19,and in this regard,we encourage further pooling together of resources between theWorld Bank and other multilateral initiatives,particularly the COVAX Facility and the African Unioninitiative.  \nWe are concerned about the supply constraints in vaccine production and support initiatives for a fair andequitable global vaccine allocation.We further caution against what we see as vaccine nationalism and askfor developed countries to release excess stock of vaccines to developing countries that currently havelimited or no access.We also believe the ultimate solution to the supply side constraints is to encourageproduction capacities of vaccines in developing countries.On this,we see strong potential in SSA,especially in South Africa and Nigeria.It is also our view that the lack of transparency in countries'procurement arrangements with the key manufacturers is worsening the supply constraints and causing alot of uncertainty.We therefore call on the World Bank Group to work with other stakeholders to ensuretransparency on these contracts,particularly those funded by the World Bank.We also call on the WorldBank to ensure that its regulatory framework allows countries to access all vaccines that have been judgedas appropriate for procurement and deployment by local authorities.  \nAs we begin to revamp our economies,we agree with the World Bank that an approach that balances theshort-term growth needs,with consideration for long term equity and climate change is vital for sustainableimprovement of lives and livelihood.In this regard,we support the green,resilient,and inclusive  \ndevelopment(GRID)framework proposed by the Bank and endorse its use as a platform for helping clients","cbCaicfIA2VaF1cC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicfIA2VaF1cC","pdf",390365,1,3,"English","en",105,"# Development Committee Statement\n## Vaccine access and allocation\n## Transparency and procurement safeguards\n## Economic recovery and GRID framework\n## Public debt, DSSI and debt treatment coordination","[{\"question\":\"Why does the statement stress equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines?\",\"answer\":\"It stresses that vaccine access for all countries is critical to save lives and reopen economies. 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