Girls education, women s employment focus at G7 ministers summit in UK
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Last Updated: May 03, 2021, 07:02 PM IST
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will arrive for the summit by Monday afternoon local time and is expected to join the discussions with other guest nations invited by the UK, which holds 2021 presidency of the G7 - which comprises Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, US, UK and the European Union (EU).
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A commitment of USD 15 billion to help women in developing countries access jobs and global targets to get girls into school will be the UK s focus for the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers meeting, which begins in London on Monday.
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The UK said it will send vital oxygen equipment to India in support of the country s fight against Covid-19.
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The UK will send vital oxygen equipment to India. (Image for representation: PTI)
The UK on Wednesday said that it will send further vital oxygen equipment to India in support of the country s fight against Covid-19, including so-called oxygen factories capable of high levels of oxygen production per minute.
Three oxygen generation units will be sent from surplus stocks in Northern Ireland, with each oxygen unit capable of producing 500 litres of oxygen per minute, enough for 50 people to use at a time.
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