UN General Assembly
2009

which cannot benefit from the kind of assistance available to the Least Developed Countries and Heavily Indebted Poor Countries, but which have been devastated by the impact of the global economic and financial crisis. Jamaica is currently saddled with a debt-to-GDP ratio of 125 per cent. Along with our CARICOM partners, we will continue to advocate for a very special category of small, vulnerable and highly indebted middle-income countries. A review of the criteria for determining middle-income status could help to address financial resource accessibility in the long term. We are lobbying for a review of those criteria. The pervasiveness of the crisis makes coordinated international action imperative. Over the last two days in Pittsburgh, leaders of the Group of 20 (G-20) met for the third time in less than a year to review the progress on commitments made at their last summit and chart a course to counter the impact of the adverse economic environment. As much as we value the inclusion of advanced developing countries in the G-20