Likewise, before mid-2021, the Biden administration promised support for pandemic containment.īut it did not support developing countries' request to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for a temporary waiver of related patents.

Meanwhile, rich countries have fallen far short of their 2009 pledges to provide $100bn in climate finance annually until 2020 to help developing countries adapt to and mitigate global warming.Īfter his stillborn Build Back Better World initiative, many doubt how much Congress will approve, and what will be for SSA. Worse, US aid effectiveness is worst among the world's 27 wealthiest nations. The US has long ranked lowest among the G7, spending only 0.18% in 2021. Over half a century ago, rich nations promised 0.7% of their national income in development aid. Actual aid has been woefully short, with no transparent reporting or accountability.

national security', the White House has pledged $200bn 'to deliver game-changing projects to strengthen economies'.Īfter all, the 2005 G7 Gleneagles Summit promise - to double aid by 2010, with $50bn yearly for Africa - remains unfulfilled. The US strategy paper refers to the 2022 G7 Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) promising $600bn. Calling for diplomacy, not war, Pandor urged, 'African countries that wish to relate to China, let them do so, whatever the particular form of relationships would be.'īiden's SSA strategy has four explicit objectives - foster openness and open societies, deliver democratic and security dividends, advance pandemic recovery and economic opportunity, and support conservation, climate adaptation, and a just energy transition.

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