Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev participated in a virtual High-Level forum dubbed “Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond”, which was convened by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness, including 50 heads of state and government, heads of IMF, OECD, World Bank, and some international financial institutions.
Addressing the event on behalf of the Group of the Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) that Kazakhstan chairs the Kazakh President drew attention of the international community to the irrefutable fact that the pandemic has put at risk the development of all countries. He noted that the LLDCs are among the worst-hit countries with the tightened external financing, disrupted trade and investment flows.
In this regard President Tokayev called for consolidation of international efforts to settle problems of growing external debts of developing countries, digital inequality, providing wider access to clean potable water, and green technologies.
He also noted Kazakhstan’s contribution to the implementation of the UN Global Humanitarian Response Plan and that the country provided humanitarian assistance to several countries to tackle the virus.
Finally, the Kazakh president confirmed the country’s adherence to global efforts to strengthen food security, mediation, conflict resolution and peace building.
