The Secretary-General’s UN COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund

The Fund contributes to financing the three objectives of the UN Secretary General’s Call for Solidarity, a plea for global action to stop the COVID-19 pandemic and the suffering it has caused: (1) Tackle the health emergency; (2) Focus on the social impact, and the economic response and recovery; and (3) Help countries recover better. In particular, the Fund supports countries to implement the UN frameworks for the immediate socio-economic response to COVID-19 which focus on shared responsibility, global solidarity and urgent action for people in need.The financial requirements of the Fund are projected at US$2 billion, with US$1 billion needed in the first nine months of operation, noting that these requirements will be reviewed with the evolution of needs as a result of the pandemic. The Fund complements the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)’s Consolidated Global Humanitarian Appeal for COVID-19.