World Bank Spring Meetings 2022: UK Governor’s statement
The UK Governor’s statement to the World Bank’s Spring Meetings Development Committee, from the Foreign Secretary and the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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The Foreign Secretary, as UK Governor to the World Bank Group, alongside the Chancellor of the Exchequer as Alternate Governor, made a statement to the World Bank’s Spring Meetings Development Committee.
It calls on the World Bank, IMF and international community to commit to an ambitious package of additional support for Ukraine, its neighbours and developing countries in response to Russia’s illegal and unprovoked invasion.
The Foreign Secretary stressed the vital role of the World Bank in responding to the Ukraine crisis, and reiterated the importance of urgent action to tackle the effects of fragility and conflict, the continuing pandemic, unsustainable debt, the digital divide and the climate crisis.