The United Nations children’s fund UNICEF launched a Global Humanitarian Response Plan to the COVID 19 after the virus threatened the health and the economy of the world.
“COVID-19 is threatening the whole of humanity and the whole of humanity must fight back,” said Anthonio Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations. The secretary general of the United Nations made an appeal to the Government of the world to help support the plan which will help cushion the impact of the virus in vulnerable areas.
In the appeal, the secretary-general said that the sum of $2.012 billion dollars will be required to help successfully achieve this goal over the period of 9 months from April 2020 to December 2020.
So far the United Nations have received the sum of $110,311,943, and the sum of $264 million has been pledged.
The donations have come from the following governments; the Government of Japan with the sum of $28,863,872, the United States of America – $20,600,000, United Kingdom – $18,145,741, United Nations central emergency response fund – $15,950,000, private sector – $10,962,991, Asian development Bank – $6,500,000, Government of Sweden – $3,984,461, Republic of Korea – $2,800,000, Government of Denmark – $1,227,266, Government of Ireland – $551,876, World Health Organisation – $250,000, Government of Switzerland – $250,000, Government of Luxembourg – $165,563, Government of Austria – $49,135, Government of Malta – $11,037.
members of the private sector who did who contributed to this funding include; Abram and Ray Kaplan foundation, Facebook inc, Formula E, H&M, Jeremy Lin, Kwok Foundation, Lou Scharpf, Nordeus, Microsoft, Target, YouTube, Prudential Financial, Primark, Rebecca Yale’s Stay in Speak Out Campaign, Springs Capital, Swedish Postcode Lottery, The First Ukrainian International Bank.
