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The 46-member grouping of the Least Developed Countries has said it supports a request made by India and South Africa to the WTO to temporarily suspend intellectual property rights for the COVID-19 vaccines to increase their access in these countries. India, which has been at the forefront of the global fight against COVID-19, told the UN General Assembly last month that vaccine inequity will defeat the collective global resolve to contain the coronavirus as the disparity in the accessibility of vaccines will affect the poorest nations the most. India and South Africa have called for the World Trade Organisation to suspend intellectual property rights related to COVID-19 for a limited period of time, to ensure rapid scaling-up of manufacturing of vaccines and ensuring accessibility and affordability of vaccines for all.

South africaLazarus mccarthy chakweraJoe bidenDevelopment forum onWorld trade organisationWorld health organisationLeast developed countriesMalawi presidentFinancing for development forumTrade related aspectsIntellectual property rightsDirector henrietta foreState departmentPolitical declarationEquitable global accessForeign relations