As the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation, the World Economic Forum is mobilizing all stakeholders to protect lives and livelihoods.
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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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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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Global COVID-19 Fintech Impact and Resiliency Study
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Mobilizing Hand Hygiene for All Initiative
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