On July 28, at 16:00 Moscow time, the Valdai Discussion Club held an online discussion titled “Global Response to the Pandemic: the Strategy of the World Community and Social Challenges”. Alan Freeman, Co-Director of the Geopolitical Economy Research Group at the University of Manitoba (Canada) (author of the paper); Radhika Desai, Director of the Geopolitical Economy Research Group at the University of Manitoba (Canada); Karl Friston, neuroscientist and expert on neural networks (UK); Jordi Raich Curcó, Head of the Regional Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Mexico (also responsible for Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador) took part in the discussion. The event was moderated by Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director at the Valdai Discussion Club.