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Quotes: Global Citizen Launches a Recovery Plan for the World - a Campaign to End COVID-19 for All and Kickstart a Global Recovery
Published 02-23-21
Submitted by Global Citizen
NEW YORK, GENÈVE, Switzerland, and BRUSSELS, February 23, 2021 /CSRwire/– International advocacy organization Global Citizen today launched a Recovery Plan for the World - a campaign to end COVID-19 for all and kickstart a global recovery. The Recovery Plan for the World is a year-long campaign and series of events that aims to: 1) end COVID-19 for all; 2) end the hunger crisis; 3) resume learning everywhere; 4) protect the planet; and 5) advance equity for all.
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February 06, 2021
The Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) have elected H.E. Felix- Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as the new Chairperson of the African Union for the year 2021. The event took place today, Saturday 6 February 2021 during the ongoing Thirty-Fourth (34th) Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, holding virtually under the theme: “Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for Building the Africa We Want”.
The President of the RDC is taking over the baton of command from H.E. Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa, who has concluded today his term as the Chairperson of the African Union for the year 2020.
President Tshisekedi of Democratic Republic of Congo takes over as Chairman of AU
President Tshisekedi of Democratic Republic of Congo takes over as Chairman of AU
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the handing over ceremony between the incoming and outgoing chairs of the African Union was partially in-person and virtual both at the conference center of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where the newly elected Chair of the Union, President Tshisekedi (far right) took part physically, in the solemn handing over ceremony at the podium of the AU Mandela Hall, in the presence of Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat (middle), Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), while the outgoing Chair Ramaphosa (left), participated virtually all the way from South Africa.
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January 28, 2021
The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a new grant of US$12 million to the Africa Public Health Foundation to help expand the geographic coverage of testing and to strengthen contact tracing for COVID-19 in Africa through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).
“Equitable access to testing and tracing is essential to rapidly identify and respond to COVID-19 outbreaks until a vaccine is widely available to all,” said Rajiv J. Shah, President of The Rockefeller Foundation. “One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, too many people still do not have access to the tools that they need to keep themselves, their families, and their communities healthy and safe. We’re pleased to work with the Africa Public Health Foundation and Africa CDC to catalyse a more efficient and inclusive response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic across the continent”.