While an earlier meeting of G-20 delegates in Yogyakarta focused on strengthening the global health system, it is no surprise that the Russia-Ukraine war dominated talks at the summit of the Group of Seven rich nations last week.
As US President Joe Biden met with his western allies, the leaders also detailed a US$600-billion infrastructure plan to counter China, whose Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has left many countries with too much debt.
Another highlight from the G-7 summit in Germany was a $4.5-billion pledge to address the increasing challenge of global food security. In their joint statement, the leaders said the money would be used to ease a "multidimensional crisis" that has left as many as 323 million people acutely food insecure or at high risk of food shortages.
