COVID-19 Calls for Global Action

77% of Americans Agree

They trust the World Health Organization (WHO) to handle the global response to coronavirus. Republicans, Democrats and Independents alike are united in their belief that no one country can battle a pandemic alone. Let Congress know that Americans like you support global coordination in our fight against the global pandemic.

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Fact Check: WHO’s Role in Confronting the Pandemic

WHO has been coordinating the global response for the COVID-19 pandemic since January 2020. When leading such a large-scale response to an unprecedented global emergency, some questions and some misconceptions have emerged about what WHO’s mandate is and how it is stepping up to COVID-19. Our sister organization the Better World Campaign put together a fact check hub to help equip advocates with facts about WHO’s global pandemic response.

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Why WHO in the Fight Against COVID-19?

A disease can travel around the world in 36 hours. While bilateral and multilateral investments by the United States have helped build parts of the health infrastructure of countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) is central to the global response to the COVID crisis. As we know, as long as this disease is circulating anywhere, it is a threat to Americans and U.S. economic interests. Americans will be safe from COVID-19 only when all countries have suppressed transmission.

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All UN Agencies are Stepping Up

The United Nations ensures health, wellness and justice for all people, even in the most difficult and complicated times. The COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. Across the UN system, agencies are taking swift action to ensure safety and dignity for everyone, everywhere.

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A Message From the UN Secretary-General on the COVID-19 Pandemic

 

 

 

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WHO is at the helm of the global response to COVID-19, working to track the virus, ensure patient care, equip health workers with supplies and accelerate vaccine development. We’ve never seen a crisis like this before, and we must support WHO to carry out its essential work.

Powered by the UN Foundation, the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund is helping to support the global fight against coronavirus — every dollar makes a difference.

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UNA-USA Chapters are making a difference!

Thank you to our chapters that participated in the COVID-19 Solidarity Challenge and contributed to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, which directly supports WHO’s global response to the pandemic.

Thanks to these UNA chapters for their generosity!

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