Letter to the G20
Overview
Writing as champions of the ACT-Accelerator, WHO's Director-General, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway and President Ursula Von der Leyen of the European Commission, addressed a letter to the G20 on the occasion of their Leaders Summit on November 21-22 2020.
The letter calls on G20 countries to contribute substantial amounts to fully fund the ACT-Accelerator.
"A commitment by G20 leaders at the G20 Summit in Riyadh to invest substantially in the ACT-Accelerator's immediate funding gap of US$ 4.5 billion will immediately save lives, lay the groundwork for mass procurement and delivery of COVID-19 tools around the world and provide an exit strategy out of this global economic and human crisis.
With this funding, and a joint commitment to spend a proportion of future stimulus on the COVID-19 tools needed globally, the G20 will build a foundation to end the pandemic. This year's G20 Summit takes place during the most serious global crisis in memory and could mark on the most important moments in multilateral cooperation.
We need the G20 to continue to lead, not only in securing the necessary resources to end the COVID-19 pandemic, but also in addressing the crisis from a strategic macroeconomic perspective that transcends national and sectoral interests and demonstrates joint global action."