Thread by @WHO

LIVE: Joint virtual press briefing by @DrTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and H.E. German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. #COVID19 pscp.tv/w/cwI9UTI2MTAy…

"Vielen dank, Herr Bundespräsident for your kind words, and thank you so much for your leadership and partnership"-@DrTedros

"As His Excellency said, we have just had a very constructive discussion about the global response to the #COVID19 pandemic, and about how we can strengthen the relationship between #Germany and WHO even further"-@DrTedros

"#Germany and WHO have had a strong relationship for many years, but that relationship has become even stronger in recent years"-@DrTedros

"I very much appreciate the leadership of Federal President Steinmeier, Chancellor Merkel and Minister @jensspahn during the #COVID19 pandemic, and their support for WHO and for global health"-@DrTedros

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1363818396975063040?s=20

"Last year, 🇩🇪 contributed more than $600M to WHO, including more than $430 million to support the #COVID19 response. 🇩🇪 is also the largest donor to the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies, which enables WHO to respond rapidly to emergencies"-@DrTedros bit.ly/37Br3eS

"#Germany was one of the main drivers behind the formation of the @ACTAccelerator last year, and has continued to be a leading advocate for solidarity and equity in the global #COVID19 response"-@DrTedros

"We very much appreciate #Germany’s announcement of €1.5 billion in funding for the multilateral response to the pandemic, including the @ACTAccelerator, at the @G7 leaders’ summit last week"-@DrTedros #ACTogether

https://twitter.com/DrTedros/status/1362863688412200960?s=20

"I also admire that #Germany has been learning its own lessons from the #COVID19 pandemic, and I welcome the announcement by Chancellor Merkel last year that her government will invest €4 billion by 2026 in strengthening Germany’s public health capacities"-@DrTedros

"🇩🇪 President Steinmeier and I also had a very good discussion about ways to strengthen WHO and global health security, including the International Treaty on Pandemic Preparedness and Response that has been proposed by @CharlesMichel, the @eucopresident"-@DrTedros

"This proposed treaty would provide the framework to strengthen collaboration between nations and people"-@DrTedros

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1363820082292527104?s=20

"We also discussed ongoing plans to establish a WHO centre for public health intelligence and risk analysis in Berlin, which I agreed with Chancellor Merkel last year"-@DrTedros

"So Your Excellency, vielen dank for your leadership & partnership. We very much appreciate it, & we look forward to continuing to work with 🇩🇪 very closely in the months & years ahead as we respond to the pandemic & work together for a healthier, safer, fairer 🌍"-@DrTedros

The full remarks by @DrTedros at the media briefing with German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier - 22 February 2021 ⬇️ bit.ly/3aF85pu