https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/09/889411047/lack-of-unity-is-a-bigger-threat-than-coronavirus-who-chief-says-in-emotional-sp
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a meeting last week at WHO headquarters in Geneva. Tedros says the coronavirus "thrives on division." Updated at 3:30 p.m

https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/19-03-2020-global-solidarity-across-countries-and-continents-needed-to-fight-covid-19
Ensure international cooperation, collaboration and solidarity. In his statement, Dr Kluge underlined 3 key points. Firstly, he stated that COVID-19 is a test of solidarity, and that it is important for countries and governments to abide by the principles of international cooperation, collaboration and solidarity.

https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---4-may-2020
This was a powerful and inspiring demonstration of global solidarity. Today, countries came together not only to pledge their financial support, but also to pledge their commitment to ensuring all people can access life-saving tools for COVID-19; accelerating development of products, but at the same time, access for all.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/world/who-tedros-adhanom-unity-plea-intl-scli/index.html
The director-general of the World Health Organization has condemned a "lack of leadership" in fighting the coronavirus pandemic and made an emotional plea for global unity, as cases soar in

https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-remarks-at-the-g20-extraordinary-leaders-summit-on-covid-19---26-march-2020
Ignite global production for the tools we need to save lives now. Ignite innovation for vaccines and therapeutics. And ignite a global movement to ensure this never happens again. The actions we take now will have consequences for decades to come. COVID-19 is taking so much from us.

https://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/default/files/2021-07/2021-07-14-solidarity-response-covid-19-pandemic-rahman-shepherd-et-al_0_0.pdf
called for solidarity to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper examines how the world has responded to the call for solidarity. On 30 January 2020, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, declared the global spread of a novel coronavirus

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/dr-tedros-who-global-unity-speech-covid-19/
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that a lack of leadership and solidarity at both national and global levels is "the greatest threat we face now," rather than the COVID-19 virus itself.. In a speech ahead of a member state briefing in Geneva on Thursday, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus echoed an increasingly urgent call from recent months for

https://www.science.org/content/article/these-are-answers-we-need-who-plans-global-study-discover-true-extent-coronavirus
That's also the idea behind the first Solidarity, a megatrial of possible COVID-19 treatments that WHO launched last month. (A Solidarity III trial is also in the works, Ryan said at the briefing. It will test possible drugs that health care workers and others at high risk for contracting the virus could take to protect them from getting sick.)

https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/07/solidarity-response-covid-19-pandemic
This research paper assesses how the global community has responded to calls for greater solidarity in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, and presents the insights of key stakeholders and experts in global health governance, health security, and pandemic preparedness and response. The authors examine the state of solidarity at global, regional and

https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/07/solidarity-response-covid-19-pandemic/02-global-solidarity-and-multilateral-support
Key findings. Heightened pre-existing geopolitical tensions and competition have undermined global solidarity and multilateral efforts to build and sustain solidarity a mong countries.; Multilateral institutions and mechanisms did not have the necessary capacities, capabilities, power and resources to enforce so lidarity norms.; There have been remarkable instances of solidarity spurred by the

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-662-66872-6_3
For example, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom, declared that the COVID-19 pandemic was a test for global solidarity (The Guardian 2020). The concept of solidarity thus appears, on the one hand, to function as a principle for justifying measures to contain the spread of infection and calling on people to

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-52114829
1 April 2020. EPA. Coronavirus awareness campaigns have been held in a number of countries around the world. The current coronavirus outbreak is the biggest challenge for the world since World War

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/everything-to-know-who-covid-19-solidarity-fund/
"We are at a critical point in the global response to COVID-19 - we need everyone to get involved in this massive effort to keep the world safe," said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the WHO, when the Solidarity Response Fund launched on March 13. This fund will be a vital part of tackling coronavirus and leading the global recovery in the coming months.

https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-mission-briefing-on-covid-19---19-march-2020
We're working on the next phase of the plan, working closely with the World Bank, IMF and others to ensure a coordinated response, and of course we're coordinating with the Global Fund too. Last Friday we launched the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, to enable individuals and organizations to contribute.

https://www.statnews.com/2021/12/08/ending-pandemic-requires-global-solidarity-not-blame/
The U.S. government is treating countries in southern Africa as security threats instead of as allies in need of assistance. The message this sends is clear: The U.S. will protect its own at the

https://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/default/files/2021-07/2021-07-14-solidarity-response-covid-19-pandemic-summary-rahman-shepherd-et-al_0_0.pdf
Global solidarity and multilateral support The pandemic has severely tested global solidarity, which was already under significant strain at the time the COVID-19 outbreak was first detected. Yet there have been notable examples where solidarity has been demonstrated, and signs of progress in building solidarity as 2021 unfolds.

https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/03/1059752
'Solidarity, hope' and coordinated global response needed to tackle COVID-19 pandemic, says UN chief 19 March 2020 Health As public fear and uncertainty grow around the COVID-19 pandemic, "more than ever before, we need solidarity, hope and the political will to see this crisis through together," UN Secretary-General António Guterres

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/covid19-coronavirus-pandemic-globalization-world-order-economics/
Only if the answer to all three questions is yes will the world be able to minimize the fallout of the pandemic that has killednearly 38,000 people and crippled the global economy. And yet that outcome is nowhere near guaranteed. The first form of solidarity that is being tested - across income groups - may be the easiest to secure.

https://www.undp.org/blog/global-solidarity-face-covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is a devastating crisis in history. But it also posits an opportunity to remind the global community why multilateralism is vital to securing the world's peace, security, and prosperity. We witness how the health crisis of today's globalized world interlinks global economy, geopolitics, and social values.

https://reliefweb.int/report/world/global-solidarity-across-countries-and-continents-needed-fight-covid-19
Firstly, he stated that COVID-19 is a test of solidarity, and that it is important for countries and governments to abide by the principles of international cooperation, collaboration and solidarity.

https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/19-03-2020-statement-we-can-beat-covid-19-virus-through-solidarity
Over 8,600 people have unfortunately lost their lives to COVID-19 so far. With China recording fewer and fewer cases - and today with no new domestic cases - the European Region is today the epicenter of the pandemic, representing over 40% of global cases. COVID-19 is a test of solidarity that we simply cannot afford to fail.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/11/coronavirus-expert-warns-infection-could-reach-60-of-worlds-population
Coronavirus a test of global solidarity, says WHO director - video. Coronavirus. ... Coronavirus: medical chief says UK hopes to delay any outbreak until summer. 13 Feb 2020.

https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/30-09-2020-global-solidarity-in-the-fight-against-covid-19-takes-centre-stage-during-regional-director-s-visit-to-russian-federation
The Regional Director thanked the representatives for their organizations' support during the COVID-19 pandemic. A discussion with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) covered the importance of ensuring universal health coverage for vulnerable populations, including migrants.