'One World, Together at Home' concert enormous success: WHO chief

2020-04-21 Xinhua Editor:Gu Liping

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday called the "One World, Together at Home" concert broadcast and live-streamed on Saturday an enormous success and thanked the many musicians, comedians and humanitarians who have made it happen.

"So humbled, and the whole WHO community is very grateful for the support that poured over 8 hours," he said at the beginning of a virtual press conference from Geneva.

"WHO is proud to have co-organized this event with Global Citizen and Lady Gaga, and I also want to thank my colleague Paul Garwood who came up with the idea and has worked incredibly hard for several weeks to make it happen," he noted.

Tedros said that the event raised more than 127 million U.S. dollars to support several organizations responding to COVID-19, including 55 million dollars for WHO's Solidarity Response Fund.

So far, according to the WHO chief, the Solidarity Response Fund has raised more than 194 million U.S. dollars from over 270,000 individuals, corporations and foundations. Enditem

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