EC organizes charity summit to finance vaccine against COVID-19

The global pledging summit and concert organized by the Commission and Global Citizen are only one day away. They will bring the world together and mobilize additional funding to develop and universally deploy coronavirus vaccines, tests, and treatments.

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said: “We will only end this pandemic when it has been ended everywhere. For that, we need to invest in producing vaccines at unprecedented speed and scale. And we need to make this vaccine affordable. A task of this size can only happen if the world unites. This is why we are teaming up with Global Citizen and with artists. I trust their power to bring people together, mobilize their energy, and trigger change. So tune in tomorrow! And together, let’s build a corona-free future for all.”

Global leaders, artists, and advocates, including Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Miley Cyrus, Angelique Kidjo, and Ken Jeong, will join the conversation. Experts and thought-leaders including Brittany Packnett Cunningham, Melinda Gates, Dr. Vin Gupta, NAACP President Derrick Johnson, Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Eddie Ndopu, Kate Upton and Justin Verlander, will also participate in the summit.