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<p>The UK is working together with international partners including the G7, G20, the
UN, the World Bank and other multilateral institutions, to galvanise the global fight
against COVID-19.</p><p>The UK is playing a leading role in the international response
to the pandemic, pledging up to £764 million of UK aid to help address urgent needs
in vulnerable countries, accelerate progress towards a vaccine, reinforce infection
control and help the poorest countries address the economic impact.</p><p>We are a
major contributor to the UN Global Humanitarian Response Plan, which is supporting
the most vulnerable people in this crisis, including women and girls, people with
disabilities, refugees, internally displaced persons, migrants and host communities.
The UK has committed £2.2 billion in new loan resources for the IMF’s concessional
lending operations to make rapid emergency financing available for developing countries,
and up to £150 million to the IMF Catastrophe Containment Relief Trust for the poorest
countries to receive debt relief on IMF repayments. On 4 June, the UK hosted the Global
Vaccine Summit, where world leaders, foundations, corporations and organisations pledged
$8.8 billion for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. This funding will help strengthen health
systems in the global fight against COVID-19 and immunise a further 300 million children
in the world’s poorest countries against other deadly diseases. The UK remains Gavi’s
largest donor, pledging an equivalent of £330 million per year over the next five
years.</p><p>We continue to use our seat at the table to shape the multilateral response
and ensure it addresses the needs and priorities of the poorest and most vulnerable.</p>
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