Global Organization COVID-19 Pandemic Response Briefing

June 4, 2021 in News, Video by RBN Staff

JUNE 1, 2021 | PART OF GLOBAL ORGANIZATION LEADERS HOLD COVID-19 RESPONSE BRIEFING

Global Organization COVID-19 Pandemic Response Briefing

The World Health Organization hosted a joint briefing with the heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and World Trade Organization on the global coronavirus pandemic response. The leaders announced a $50 billion pledge to invest in the fight against COVID-19, particularly making vaccinations and treatments more accessible and equitable worldwide. Following their opening statements, they answered a range of questions from foreign journalists on a new variant in Vietnam, trade policy during the pandemic, reexamining the role of the World Health Organization during a health crisis, and developing a multilateral agreement on the global response to pandemics.

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WHO Director-General: “The World Needs A Stronger WHO”
$50B Investment to Fund Equitable Distribution of Vaccines
IMF Managing Director Georgieva: “Vaccine Policy is Economic Policy”
WTO Director General Okonjo-Iweala on the Role of Trade During Pandemic
World Bank President Malpass on Speeding Up Supply Chain

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00:00:00		HIS MOST RECENT BOOK IS OPERATION PEDESTAL. JOIN IN THE CONVERSATION WITH YOUR PHONE CALLS, FACEBOOK COMMENTS, TEXTS AND TWEETS. LIVE AT NOON EASTERN SUNDAY … Show Full Text
00:00:09		NEXT, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION HOSTS A JOINT BRIEFING WITH THE HEADS OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND, WORLD BANK, AND WTO ON THE CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE. LEADERS … Show Full Text
00:00:39		HELLO AND GOOD DATA WHEREVER YOU ARE LISTENING TO US TODAY. I’M WELCOMING YOU TO TODAY’S PRESS CONFERENCE ON COVID-19 UPDATES WITH A FOCUS ON A NEW JOINT … Show Full Text
00:02:25		THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, GOOD AFTERNOON, AND GOOD EVENING. YESTERDAY, THE WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY WRAPPED UP A HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE WEEK OF DISCUSSIONS AND … Show Full Text
00:08:29		THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HOSTING THIS PRESS CONFERENCE. AND ALSO TO YOU, THE STAFF OF W.H.O., AND ALL THE HEALTH WORKERS FOR YOUR SELFLESS SERVICE TO HUMANITY. TO … Show Full Text
00:13:46		THANK YOU. I COULDN’T AGREE MORE THAT THIS NEW INJECTION OF FUNDS WILL BE CRITICAL TO INCREASING THE SUPPLY OF LIFESAVING MEDICAL TOOLS AND END THE PANDEMIC. NEXT,… Show Full Text
00:14:14		THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US TODAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A POINT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE IMF STAFF FOR THEIR PAPER. I WANT TO SAY WE OFTEN TALK OF COLLABORATION … Show Full Text
00:20:07		THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU HAVE BEEN FIGHTING THIS PANDEMIC SINCE THE BEGINNING IN A VARIETY OF WAYS AND I APPRECIATE YOUR POINT, AS WELL AS FINANCING, THE … Show Full Text
00:20:49		I JOIN MY COLLEAGUES AND EXPECT IN THE URGENCY TO MAKE VACCINES AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE. EACH OF US HAS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THIS GLOBAL VACCINATION EFFORT. MY … Show Full Text
00:23:38		THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AGAIN, ALL THE SPEAKERS WHO TOGETHER HAVE LAID OUT A COMPREHENSIVE NEW ECONOMY ROADMAP TO INCREASE HEALTH EQUITY AND SPEED … Show Full Text
00:23:59		THANK YOU. WITH THIS, WE OPEN THE ROUND FOR QUESTION AND ANSWERS FROM THE MEDIA. WE HAVE A LONG LIST ALREADY, BUT YOU CAN STILL ATTEMPT TO GET INTO THE … Show Full Text
00:24:29		HI. CAN YOU HEAR ME? THANK YOU. I’M WITH A CHINA NEWS AGENCY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I HAVE TWO. QUESTIONS FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO ASK,… Show Full Text
00:25:09		THANK YOU. LET ME HAND OVER TO MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE IMF.
00:25:17		THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS QUESTION. IT IS NOW INCREASINGLY CLEAR TO LEADERS EVERYWHERE THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO SUCCEED IN OVERCOMING THE ECONOMIC CRISIS THIS … Show Full Text
00:27:49		THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS. MAYBE THE SECOND PART OF THE QUESTION, WE COULD ASK THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION.
00:28:08		THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT’S A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION ON LIMITED VACCINE SUPPLY AND THE MAIN BOTTLENECKS. LET ME JUST NAME TWO OR THREE THAT MANUFACTURERS … Show Full Text
00:30:18		THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET ME GO WITH THE NEXT QUESTION IN LINE, FROM BLOOMBERG. AT THE SAME TIME, LET ME REMIND EVERYONE LOOKING AT THE LONG LIST OF JOURNALISTS … Show Full Text
00:30:42		THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY QUESTION. I HAVE ONE FOR THE W.H.O. OFFICIALS. I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE VARIANT FIRST DETECTED IN VIETNAM, WHICH THE COUNTRY’S HEALTH … Show Full Text
00:31:13		THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
00:31:15		THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, AND I PARTICULARLY APPRECIATE YOU USING THE NEW W.H.O. LABELS WE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. YES,… Show Full Text
00:34:05		THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE GO TO TSF RADIO PORTUGAL. I UNDERSTAND WE DO NOT HAVE PORTUGUESE TRANSLATION, SO PLEASE USE ANOTHER LANGUAGE. THANK YOU. CAN YOU … Show Full Text
00:34:41		HELLO. THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY QUESTION. I WANTED TO GO BACK TO THE ISSUE OF LACKING VACCINES. YOU ARE CALLING TODAY FOR INVESTMENT OF $50 BILLION FOR MORE … Show Full Text
00:35:33		THANK YOU.
00:35:35		THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I THINK ONE OF THE KEY FINDINGS FROM THE ANALYTICS THAT THE IMF DID IS THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH VACCINES IN THE WORLD TO GET TO THE LEVELS … Show Full Text
00:37:49		THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I UNDERSTAND WE WILL SEE IF THE IMF ECONOMIC COUNCIL AND RESEARCH DIRECTOR WOULD ADD SOMETHING.
00:38:02		I JUST COMPLETELY ENDORSE WHAT BRUCE JUST SAID, WHICH IS IF YOU LOOK AT THE PROBLEM, THE REASON EVERYBODY HERE, INCLUDING THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, SAID THIS IS … Show Full Text
00:39:06		THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUST TO GIVE YOU ALL THE NAME AGAIN, THAT WAS THE IMF ECONOMIC COUNSELOR AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT LEAD. NEXT QUESTION IN LINE GOES … Show Full Text
00:39:34		HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME? GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING MY QUESTION. MAYBE THIS IS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND. LATIN AMERICA HAS BEEN VERY … Show Full Text
00:40:03		THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, I GUESS —
00:40:12		YES. SO, THE PROPOSAL TALKS ABOUT MOVING VACCINES AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WHERE THEY WOULD MAKE THE BIGGEST IMPACT. AND ONE OF THE OBSERVATIONS WE MAKE … Show Full Text
00:42:40		WE SHOULD MOVE TO DAVID.
00:42:43		THANK YOU. SO, IT’S CRITICAL TO MATCH THE SUPPLY WITH THE COUNTRIES THAT HAVE PROGRAMS. IN LATIN AMERICA WE HAVE PROGRAMS IN ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, AND … Show Full Text
00:45:14		THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BOTH. NEXT QUESTION. PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. DO YOU HEAR US?
00:45:36		HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
00:45:45		YES. WE HEAR YOU WELL.
00:45:48		OH. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS PROPOSAL BY DIFFERENT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CAN HELP ARGENTINA AND OTHER LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES WITH THEIR A CCESS … Show Full Text
00:46:09		THANK YOU. LET ME LOOK AROUND.
00:46:21		SURE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DID NOT CAPTURE THE WHOLE QUESTION BUT IF I UNDERSTOOD, IT WAS SPECIFICALLY HOW THE PLAN AND ACTIONS COULD HELP COUNTRIES SUCH … Show Full Text
00:47:52		THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
00:47:58		SORRY. MAY BE IN RELATION TO BOTH OF THOSE QUESTIONS, JUST TO REFLECT ON THE FACT THAT THE SITUATION IN SOUTH AMERICA RIGHT NOW REMAINS OF VERY HIGH CONCERN … Show Full Text
00:52:06		JUST TO COME MEN BRIEFLY — JUST TO COME IN BRIEFLY ON THAT POINT, ONE OF THE THING THAT GETS LOST SOMETIMES WHEN LOOKING AT THE IMF PROPOSAL, AND YOU … Show Full Text
00:53:07		THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SINCE WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME, WE WILL GO NOW TO OUR LAST ROUND OF COMMENTS FROM OUR SPECIAL GUESTS. I’M CHECKING WHO NEEDS TO … Show Full Text
00:53:36		I THOUGHT SHE HAD A PRESSING APPOINTMENT. I WILL LET HER GO FIRST.
00:53:43		THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS. THEN PLEASE.
00:53:46		THANK YOU. ALL I WANT TO SAY IS THAT WE SHOULD JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT SAVING LIVES. AND WE HAVE THE TOOLS WITH WHICH TO DO IT. WE HAVE … Show Full Text
00:54:48		THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW, A PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD BANK GROUP.
00:54:57		THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT IS GOOD TO BE HERE TODAY. THE WORLD IS FACING THESE HUGE CHALLENGES, AND CLEARLY VACCINATIONS ARE A REALLY GOOD INVESTMENT, AND … Show Full Text
00:56:02		THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE IMF.
00:56:08		THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE APPROACH WE HAVE TAKEN IS TO ASK THE RIGHT QUESTION. AND IT IS, WHAT WOULD IT TAKE FOR RECOVERY TO ACCELERATE EVERYWHERE, AND … Show Full Text
00:58:29		THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS, AND THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION. BEFORE I HAND IT BACK FOR THE FINAL REMARKS, WE WILL BE SENDING THE AUDIO … Show Full Text
00:59:07		THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO, I WOULD LIKE TO START BY THANKING THE ANALYST. THANK YOU’S — THE PANELISTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH INDEED. I KNOW THIS WILL HELP US … Show Full Text

PEOPLE IN THIS VIDEO

Bruce Aylward M.D.Senior Adviser to Director GeneralWorld Health Organization
Kristalina GeorgievaManaging DirectorInternational Monetary Fund

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus M.D.Director-GeneralWorld Health Organization
Gita GopinathChief EconomistInternational Monetary Fund
Christian LindmeierCommunications OfficerWorld Health Organization
David R. MalpassPresidentWorld Bank
Ngozi Okonjo-IwealaDirector GeneralWorld Trade Organization
Michael Ryan M.D.Executive DirectorWorld Health Organization->Health Emergencies Programme
Maria Van Kerkhove M.D.Technical LeadWorld Health Organization->COVID-19

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