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Lancet COVID-19 Commission Statement on the occasion of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly

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  • Jeffrey D Sachs
  • Salim Abdool Karim
  • Lara Aknin
  • Joseph Allen
  • Kirsten Brosbol
  • Gabriela Cuevas Barron
  • Peter Daszak
  • María Fernanda Espinosa
  • Vitor Gaspar
  • Alejandro Gaviria
  • Andy Haines
  • Peter Hotez
  • Phoebe Koundouri
  • Jong-Koo Lee
  • Muhammad Pate
  • Paul Polman
  • Srinath Reddy
  • Ismail Serageldin
  • Raj Shah
  • John Thwaites
  • Vaira Vike-Freiberga
  • Chen Wang
  • Miriam Khamadi Were
  • Felipe Larrain Bascunan
  • Lan Xue
  • Min Zhu
  • Chandrika Bahadur
  • Maria Elena Bottazzi
  • Yanis Ben Amor
  • Lauren Barredo
  • Ozge Karadag Caman
  • Guillaume Lafortune
  • Emma Torres
  • Ismini Ethridge
  • Juliana G E Bartels

Abstract

The Lancet COVID-19 Commission was launched on July 9, 2020, to assist governments, civil society, and UN institutions in responding effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Commission aims to offer practical solutions to the four main global challenges posed by the pandemic: suppressing the pandemic by means of pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical interventions; overcoming humanitarian emergencies, including poverty, hunger, and mental distress, caused by the pandemic; restructuring public and private finances in the wake of the pandemic; and rebuilding the world economy in an inclusive, resilient, and sustainable way that is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement. Many creative solutions are already being implemented, and a key aim of the Commission is to accelerate their adoption worldwide.

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  • Jeffrey D Sachs & Salim Abdool Karim & Lara Aknin & Joseph Allen & Kirsten Brosbol & Gabriela Cuevas Barron & Peter Daszak & María Fernanda Espinosa & Vitor Gaspar & Alejandro Gaviria & Andy Haines, 2020. "Lancet COVID-19 Commission Statement on the occasion of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly," DEOS Working Papers 2032, Athens University of Economics and Business.
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