(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA))
WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (KUNA) -- US President Joe Biden will convene on September 22 a virtual COVID Summit on the margins of the UN General Assembly, the White House announced Friday.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement that the meeting "is about expanding and enhancing our shared efforts to defeat COVID-19, building out from previous gatherings of world leaders and ministers in fora like the G7, G20, and Act Accelerator to rally civil society, NGOs, philanthropists and industry along with world leaders and align on a common vision for defeating COVID-19 together."
She indicated that participants will be asked "to commit to of a higher level of ambition across four themes," which are "Vaccinate the World, Save Lives Now, Build Back Better and Calling the World to Account."
Meanwhile, the Washington Post reported that the Biden administration is expected to purchase "hundreds of millions more doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to donate to the world," citing to two people familiar with the deal.
It noted that "the announcement of the purchase is slated for early next week and timed to coincide with the UN General Assembly meeting". (end)
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