Context
The dramatic spread of COVID-19 has disrupted lives, livelihoods, communities and businesses worldwide. All stakeholders, especially global business, must urgently come together to minimize its impact on public health and limit its potential for further disruption to lives and economies around the world.
But the sum of many individual actions will not add up to a sufficient response. Only coordinated action by business, combined with global, multistakeholder cooperation – at exceptional scale and speed – can potentially mitigate the risk and impact of this unprecedented crisis.
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Our Communities in Action
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Launching on 16 November 2020: Partnership for Health System Sustainability and Resilience
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Stakeholder Principles in the COVID Era
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How are companies responding to the coronavirus crisis?
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COVID Response Alliance for Social Entrepreneurs
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How are young people responding to the coronavirus crisis?
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UpLink: Crowdsourcing Innovative Solutions to the Challenges posed by COVID
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How do we work with Governments and International Organizations on COVID Action?
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Shared Learnings Platform
Our contribution
The spread of COVID-19 demands global cooperation among governments, international organizations and the business community. This multistakeholder cooperation is at the centre of the World Economic Forum’s mission as the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation.
In this context, the new COVID Action Platform will focus on three priorities:
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Galvanize the global business community for collective action
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Protect people’s livelihoods and facilitate business continuity
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Mobilize cooperation and business support for the COVID-19 response
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