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This compendium, prepared by the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), aims to capture emerging trends in digital responses of UN Member States against the COVID-19 pandemic along with other digital government initiatives and provide a preliminary analysis of their main features. These cases are shared for exchange of information so that Member States can learn from each other and possibly create new partnerships.

Saudi Arabia, which holds the presidency of the G20, led an international pledging “marathon” on Monday to raise funds for research into a possible vaccine and treatments for the novel CoronaVirus, after rich countries promised a unified response.
The “marathon” was joined by the European Union, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Norway.
Saudi Arabia has already pledged $500 million to international organizations to combat the CoronaVirus pandemic. Of this, the country will allocate $150 million to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness and Innovation (CEPI), $150 million to The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (GAVI), and $200 million to other international and regional health organizations and programs.

Country
Saudi Arabia
Institution

Saudi Arabia G20 Presidency

Category
Digital Government
Focus
Partnerships
Technology

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