Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called for greater solidarity between countries and regions to tackle the climate crisis and rising food and commodity prices, as she condemned the war in Ukraine.As Barbados and the rest of the Caribbean continue to suffer from the impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war that began at the end of February, Mottley called for an end to the conflict, declaring that “there is nothing to be gained by a machismo approach to war”.“What is needed now is for the world to build peace, and build peace in a way that can minimise the further loss of lives, to build peace in a way that can minimise the damage and injury that is felt thousands of miles away from the action of war in Ukraine. Whether we like it or not, the world has been affected in every respect,” she said.“Each and every household that has had to pay more for gas and diesel, more for goods and more food, each of us has been affected, regrettably, by this awful war. I hope that people will take a commonsense approach to bringing peace, such that we may bring stability first to our people and thereafter, prosperity.”
