Cop26: World’s most vulnerable still waiting on UK to meet vaccine promise, campaigners say

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Developing world representatives due to attend the Cop26 climate summit are still waiting on the UK government to meet its promise of providing vaccines, campaigners have warned. “We had an Airbnb and the owner wanted to double the price so we had to find somewhere else to stay.” Attendees from many developing world countries are also facing high quarantine costs, he added. “The reality is that barriers remain for the effective and meaningful participation of observers and civil society, especially from the global south.” Yusuf Baluc, a Fridays for Future campaigner from Pakistan, added: “Blocking entry of those who are unvaccinated while failing to deliver on promises to vaccinate those who can’t access the vaccine in their home countries shows that MAPA are being completely ignored. “At Cop26, the people who are suffering from racism, colonialism and the climate crisis right now have been left behind.” A UK government Cop26 spokesperson said it was “working tirelessly” with the UN to “get vaccines to those that need them in time for the summit”.