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Today Luxembourg\u2019s Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs and Minister of the Economy, Mr Franz Fayot, and WHO Director General Dr Tedros \u00a0Adhanom Ghebreyesus signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the period \u201cThe partnership with Luxembourg is very special to WHO and we are extremely grateful for the multi-annual, flexible funding Luxembourg provides,\u201d said Dr Tedros.<\/p>\n The overall objective of the MoU is to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals through WHO\u2019s work in countries, focussing on three broad areas:<\/p>\n By providing flexible and predictable funding to WHO, Luxembourg is effectively helping WHO to be agile and strategic in achieving its triple billion goals.<\/p>\n The new MoU also addresses gender equality in line with the UN System-wide Action Plan on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women<\/a>, The signature of the new MoU follows Luxembourg\u2019s support to WHO in March 2020 for the COVID-19 response, to the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies and the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP), an initiative aimed at making vaccines, tests, \u00a0<\/p>\n Read more about how WHO and Luxembourg are working together <\/a>to improve the health and well-being of all people, of all ages.<\/p>\n
\n 2020-2023 in support of the Organization\u2019s Thirteenth General Programme of work 2019-2023<\/a>. The signature of the new MOU underscores
\n the longstanding commitment of the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg \u2013 an important partner in global health \u2013 to help WHO to achieve its ambitious triple billion targets<\/a> by 2023: 1 billion more people will benefit from universal health coverage; 1 billion more will be better protected in health
\n emergencies, and 1 billion more will enjoy improved health and wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n
\n that enables gender issues to be mainstreamed systematically and measurably into all UN functions and entities, \u00a0and highlights the importance of the Junior Professional Officer programme.<\/p>\n
\n treatments and other health technologies to fight COVID-19 accessible to all.<\/p>\n