CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque received Letters of Credence from the new Ambassador of Belgium to CARICOM His Excellency Hugo Verbist in a virtual ceremony In his remarks Ambassador LaRocque said it is now abundantly clear to us that the stark disparity in vaccination access poses a serious risk to our recovery. CARICOM believes that more can be done by the developed countries to provide access to vaccines for developing countries.I take due note of Belgium’s contribution both in cash and vaccines. We highly appreciate the EU’s contribution to the COVAX Facility. He went on further to state, “We would welcome the support of Belgium in using its important voice in the international community towards the development of a universal vulnerability index. This would be a more relevant criterion, especially for small vulnerable economies like ours, than that of GDP per capita.” CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador, Irwin LaRocque
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