COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund

COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund is a global fund for supporting the work of the World Health Organization (WHO) in containing the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was launched on March 13, 2020 by the Director General of WHO in Geneva, Switzerland.[1] The purpose of the response fund is to "support WHO’s work to track and understand the spread of the virus; to ensure patients get the care they need and frontline workers get essential supplies and information; and to accelerate efforts to develop vaccines, tests, and treatments."[2] Major companies, including Facebook, H&M and Google have donated to the Solidarity Response Fund, in addition to several private individuals.[1][3][4][5]

UNICEF joined the Solidarity Response Fund on April 3, 2020 to work together with WHO on COVID-19 response.[6]

According to WHO's estimations, the requirement to respond to COVID-19 until the end of 2020 is 1.7 billion USD. As of May 15, 2020, 36.2% (US$624.5 m) of required amount has been collected.[7]

References
  1. "Coronavirus update: new WHO fund, Guterres calls for 'prudence, not panic'". UN News. UNO. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. "WHO, UN Foundation and partners launch first-of-its-kind COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund". www.who.int. World Health Organization. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. Turk, Robyn (16 March 2020). "H&M Foundation donates to COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund". fashionunited.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. "Together we can raise $7.5 million to help stop COVID-19". Google.org. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  5. "Facebook Commits $20 Million in Matching Funds for COVID-19 Response". Philanthropy News Digest (PND). Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  6. "WHO and UNICEF to partner on pandemic response through COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund". www.who.int. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  7. "COVID-19 contributions tracker". www.who.int. Retrieved 2020-05-19.


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