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World Bank Annual Meetings 2020: UK Governor’s statement

The Foreign Secretary gave the UK Governor’s statement to the World Bank’s annual Development Committee meeting.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 16 October 2020

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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World Bank Development Committee: UK Governor’s statement 2020

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The Foreign Secretary, as UK Governor to the World Bank alongside Alternate Governor the Chancellor of the Exchequer, reiterated UK support for development finance institutions as a means of delivering vital aid.

The Foreign Secretary welcomed the World Bank’s rapid intervention at the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis. He called on the international finance community to reduce poverty and famine, support the most vulnerable in society and use sustainable development to help the world build back better through aid in the months to come.

Published 16 October 2020