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Recommendation 85

85

H.E.

Conclusion
H.E. Ms Diann Black-Layne, Lead Negotiator for the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), spoke of a “broken trust” of LDCs and SIDS in the credibility of the UK and other donors because of the failure to contribute US$100 billion per year for low- and middle- income countries178—a stark contrast to the billions that were mobilised comparatively quickly in response to addressing covid-19 by higher income countries.179 UK’s response—leadership