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Global corona aid: EU donor conference kicks off with billions in pledge

The United Nations estimates the global need for Corona aid at around 36 billion euros. The EU donor conference has now pledged a considerable part of this.

The EU launched a virtual donor conference on the coronapandemic pledged another 4.9 billion euros. Germany wants to make 383 million euros available. The money should be used to support particularly vulnerable countries, said EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (CDU). Everyone in the world must have access to tests, treatments and vaccines – no matter where they live, where they come from or what they look like.

The conference “Global Goal – Unite for Our Future”, which can be followed on the Internet, should also include speeches by scientists and other top politicians such as the Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) and French President Emmanuel Macron give. An online concert of world-famous musicians and stars has been announced for the evening. For that, the organizers had among other things Justin Bieber, Shakira, Coldplay and Miley Cyrus be able to win.

Donation marathon has raised almost 10 billion euros

“Today, artists, scientists and heads of state and government will speak with one voice – in an extraordinary moment of global unity,” said von der Leyen as co-organizer shortly before the start of the event. The donation marathon, which started at the beginning of May with a first international donor conference, has so far brought in around EUR 9.8 billion. The main purpose of the money is to provide universal access to affordable Coronavirus-Vaccines, treatments and tests are made possible.

The event on Saturday was organized by the EU commission organized together with the non-governmental organizations Global Citizen. They were also able to win numerous non-music stars for guest appearances for the online gala. Among them are the actresses, for example Kerry Washington and Charlize Theron, Ex-professional soccer player David Beckham and the former top model Naomi Campbell.

UN estimate the need for Corona aid at 36 billion euros

The evening was to be moderated by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. “This critical moment in history demands that we all stick together and create a better future for everyone,” said the actor of his commitment. The aim is to strengthen the global community, which is committed to fair access to health care and fights against the enormous injustices in our world.

When vaccines and effective medicines against the coronavirus will be ready is still unclear. However, the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres recently estimated that the funds needed to fight the pandemic around the world were around EUR 36 billion.

As early as May 4, the Chancellor had a German contribution of 525 million euros for the CEPI vaccine alliance, the GAVI Global Vaccine Alliance, the World Health Organization WHO and promised various product development partnerships. With the additional EUR 383 million, Germany will support the Global Fund’s crisis response mechanism (EUR 150 million) and Global Citizen’s “Resilience and Relief Response Network” (EUR 233 million), the Federal Government said.

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