Current Context: European Union and its partners hosted the Coronavirus Global Response International Pledging Conference.
- 40 countries were part of this online summit.
- The conference aimed to raise €7.5 billion in initial funding in global cooperation.
- The conference highlighted the requirement of inculcating responsibility globally to combat COVID-19.
- The conference focused on the need to develop and deploy effective diagnostic treatment and vaccines to cure COVID-19.
- Several world leaders and organizations pledged $8 billion (around Rs.60,000 crore) to manufacture a vaccine to combat COVID-19, the diseases caused by the novel coronavirus. The fund will be used to fund laboratories across the world that have promising leads to research and develop a vaccine. Romania contributed $200,000, Canada contributed $850 million. Other top donors were Japan, the United Kingdom (UK), Germany, France, and Saudi Arabia.
Question:
Q.1 Which organization hosted the Coronavirus Global Response International Pledging Conference virtually?
a. European Union
b. BRICS
c. NATO
d. WHO
a. European Union
b. BRICS
c. NATO
d. WHO
