SAUDI ARABIA PLEDGES $100 MLN TO FIGHT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS

“The International Response Plan to coronavirus pandemic, the WHO and other UN agencies will benefit from this Saudi donation,” Al-Mouallimi tweeted following the meeting.

During a virtual meeting between Amb @amouallimi & UNSG @antonioguterres, H.E. announced the #Kingdom‘s donation of One Hundred Million Dollar to support the International Response Plan to #Coronavirus pandemic; @WHO & other #UN agencies will benefit from this #Saudi donation pic.twitter.com/pJw8LmtE5h

— KSA Mission UN ???? (@ksamissionun) September 18, 2020

Earlier, Al-Mouallimi said that “this support comes within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s international efforts in support of the response to combating the coronavirus, and awareness of the importance of cooperation, solidarity and collective and international action to foster a transparent, robust, coordinated and wide-ranging global response.”

It had also called on all countries, non-governmental organizations, philanthropies, and the private sector to take part in the global efforts to close the required financing gap in order to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, which is estimated to be over $8 billion according to the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB).

Guterres thanked King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the Kingdom’s generous and continuous support to the organization, saying that Saudi Arabia worked in partnership with the UN to support security, stability and prosperity in all parts of the world, especially in Yemen.

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