Saudi Arabia Pledges $150 Million at Global Vaccine Summit

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan attends the virtual summit. Saudi Foreign Ministry Twitter account
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan attends the virtual summit. Saudi Foreign Ministry Twitter account
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Saudi Arabia Pledges $150 Million at Global Vaccine Summit

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan attends the virtual summit. Saudi Foreign Ministry Twitter account
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan attends the virtual summit. Saudi Foreign Ministry Twitter account

Saudi Arabia pledged on Thursday $150 million to the GAVI vaccine alliance, a public-private global health partnership.

During an extraordinary virtual G20 summit on coronavirus that it chaired in March, Saudi Arabia announced that it would contribute $500 million to international efforts to fight the pandemic.

Of that amount, $150 million would be allocated to GAVI, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan told a vaccine summit hosted by the British government.

The summit, held virtually in London, aims to raise at least $7.4 billion for GAVI to immunize a further 300 million children in the world's poorest countries by 2025 against diseases such as malaria, polio, diphtheria and measles.

“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reaffirms its support for the noble work GAVI carries out in protecting human lives,” Prince Faisal said on his Twitter account.

“I was honored to represent the Kingdom at today’s vaccine summit and to announce the allocation of US$150 million to support the great efforts of the alliance,” he added.



Saudi FM Arrives in Brazil to Participate in BRICS Summit

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah arrives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - SPA
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah arrives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - SPA
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Saudi FM Arrives in Brazil to Participate in BRICS Summit

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah arrives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - SPA
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah arrives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - SPA

On behalf of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah arrived on Monday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to lead the Kingdom’s delegation in the 17th BRICS Summit 2025, as an invited country to join the BRICS group.

Prince Faisal will participate in the second day of the summit, which will be attended by partner countries and guest countries invited by the presidency, as well as international organizations, according to SPA.

The discussions will focus on global development efforts, including climate issues and the fight against pandemics and diseases.