UNICEF boss pleads for an extra $1 BILLION in funding to support global Covid-19 vaccine rollout

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The executive director of UNICEF has said the agency needs a further $1 billion of funding to ensure it can supply Covid-19 vaccines through the COVAX program and support healthcare systems in the world’s poorest nations.

“We have been asking the world for more funding … for UNICEF and our distribution to countries, we still need about $1 billion,” UNICEF chief Henrietta Fore said on Wednesday during a virtual meeting organized by Dubai’s World Government Summit. 

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