The pledge, which included a $100 million donation to Covax, intensifies competition with the U.S. over leadership in ending the pandemic.
Tag: Philanthropy
World Leaders Commit $40 Billion to Advancing Gender Equality
A quarter century after the Beijing World Conference on Women, political leaders, corporate executives and activists convened again to address gender equality. This time they brought money to the table.
Brazil’s Bid to Outsource Amazon Conservation Finds Few Takers
Brazil is seeking to share the cost and burden of protecting the rain forest with the private sector. But it has found few firms willing to help.
Donations to India Get Blocked by Modi’s Tough New Rules
International donors are raising millions, but the Modi administration has erected hurdles for overseas organizations and guided money toward officially endorsed groups.
How to Help India Amid the Covid-19 Crisis: Victims, Frontline Workers and Donations
Donors around the world are giving money for meals, medical expenses, P.P.E. and oxygen tanks, among other essential supplies. Here’s how you can help.
India’s Covid Crisis: How to Help Victims and Frontline Workers
Donors around the world are giving money for meals, medical expenses, P.P.E. and oxygen tanks, among other essential supplies. Here’s how you can help.
Dolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’
The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to “get out there and get your shot.”
‘Captain Tom’ Moore, Britain’s Pandemic Hero, Gets Funeral Worthy
In the final year of his life, the decorated World War II veteran inspired people around the world with his patio laps and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
U.S. and Novavax Will Aid Global Vaccination Campaign
The Biden administration plans to make good on a promise to donate $4 billion, while the pharmaceutical company Novavax pledged to donate 1.1 billion doses of its vaccine.
Hero, Inspiration and Beacon of Hope: Tributes Pour In for Tom Moore
The 100-year-old Army veteran who became a national icon through a popular fund-raiser for Britain’s health care system died on Tuesday.