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2 April 2020: A/RES/74/270: Global solidarity to fight the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] 20 April 2020: A/RES/74/274 : International cooperation to ensure global access to medicines, vaccines and medical equipment to face COVID-19.
A key component of USADF's COVID-19 response is the Capital for African Resilience-building and Enterprises Support (C.A.R.E.S) initiative, through which the Foundation, by June 30, had provided approximately $3 million for over 330 grantees in 21 African countries.
On 28 April, the WHO launched a major UN-led initiative to secure supplies of key medical equipment for 135 low to medium-income countries responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. [81] On 30 April, the third meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General, agreed that the pandemic still constitutes a PHEIC. [82]
Due to its severity, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused countries to send aid, as part of the international responses and management regarding the pandemic. Types of materials aided includes (but are not limited to) masks, medical supplies, personal protective equipment, money, and test kits.
On 2 May 2020, the Africa CDC confirmed had nearly 40,000 cases, nearly 1,700 deaths, and more than 13,000 recoveries, and that COVID-19 had occurred in 53 African countries. [8] As of June 18, 2020, Africa CDC reported that 52 African Union Member States recorded a number of 267,519 cases, 7197 deaths, and 122,661 recoveries. [9]
Two resolutions (A/RES/74/306) 'Comprehensive and coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic' and (A/RES/74/307) the 'United response against global health threats: combating COVID-19' were adopted on 11 September 2020, where the Assembly called for intensified international cooperation and multilateral efforts in handling disease outbreaks ...
The U.S. government doled out over $200 million of pandemic relief funds that benefitted famous musicians such as Post Malone, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown and Nickelback, according to a report by Insider.
Between 2010 and 2021, India provided over US$ 11 billion in concessional aid and grants to African countries. In addition, India donated 150 metric tons of medical aid to 25 African countries to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic , and donated over 24.7 million doses of COVID vaccines to 42 countries in Africa as of February 2021.