A pledging summit on Saturday raised 6.15 billion euros ($6.9 billion) to tackle COVID-19. The event was part of a joint initiative by the European Commission and the advocacy group Global Citizen and included a star-studded globally televised and streamed concert.
FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labeled with a"Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken taken April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado RuvicBelgium - 11.5 million euros to the World Food Programme, 4 million euros to the WHO’s COVID-19 solidarity response fund
Canada - C$120 million for the ACT Accelerator, C$180 million for COVID-19 humanitarian and development aidEconomic Community of West African States - US$25 million towards West Africa’s COVID-19 relief and development European Commission jointly with European Investment Bank - 4.9 billion euros to help countries recover from the pandemic
Germany - 383 million euros to support the Global Fund’s response mechanism and Global Citizen’s crisis networkNetherlands - 25 million euros for procurement of a vaccine for countries needing it the mostSerbia - 100,000 euros to vaccine alliance CEPI for vaccine researchSweden - 46 million euros to the WHO Solidarity Response FundUnited States - $545 million for COVID-19 relief
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