G20 urged to do more to support global vaccine distribution

New alliance of multilateral institutions warns vaccine inequity could curb economic recovery

• Coronavirus - latest updates
• See all our coronavirus coverage

The worldwide economic recovery will be held back massively unless world leaders do more to end the growing divergence of vaccine distribution, a new alliance of the world multilateral institutions has said.

The International Monetary Fund director, Kristalina Georgieva, said the G7 agreement in Cornwall to distribute 870m surplus vaccines this year was not enough, and urged the broader G20 group to show more ambition when she spoke alongside the heads of the World Bank, the World Health Organization and the World Trade Organization (WTO).