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ACT Accelerator Facilitation Council: 8th Council Meeting Summary

Meeting Overview

• Date: December 8, 2021
• Time: 12:30-15:00 (CET), virtual format
• Key Objectives:
  • Review progress toward global targets for COVID-19 tools and identify urgent political actions to achieve them.
  • Discuss Council members' roles in supporting the new ACT-A Financing Framework ahead of a potential pledging event.

Main Topics Discussed

• Opening remarks: Address by leaders including WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, and EC Director John Ryan.
• Progress and equity: Focus on reducing COVID-19 inequities in tool access, with updates from WHO's Mike Ryan and strategic insights from former UK PM Gordon Brown.
• Tracking and funding: Assessment of ACT-A goals by the Tracking and Accelerating Progress Working Group, and discussions on financing the new ACT Strategic Plan, including an IMF perspective and Council-coordinated proposals.
• Political actions and financing: Identification of urgent steps for targets and Council's engagement in funding mechanisms before the 2022 pledging event.