Prime Minister Imran Khan’s statement at High Level Event: “Financing for Development in the Era of COVID 19 and Beyond” (29 September 2020) 🇵🇰🇺🇳🇵🇰🇺🇳🇵🇰🇺🇳🇵🇰🇺🇳🇵🇰🇺🇳🇵🇰🇺🇳 Prime Minister Trudeau, Prime Minister Holness, Secretary General UN, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen The COVID-19 pandemic is inflicting unparalleled human suffering. Controlling the virus is critical to addressing both the health and the economic emergency. In Pakistan, our strategy of “smart lockdowns” has fortunately controlled the spread of the virus. Yet, we are not complacent. No one is safe until everyone is safe. I hope a vaccine will be available soon. Everyone, everywhere, must have equitable and affordable access to the vaccine, as a global public good. The COVID crisis has triggered the worst recession since the 1930s Great Depression. As usual, the poorest countries and the poorest people have been hit the hardest. Despite our financial constraints, we have in...