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Oliver Campbell White
GLOBAL FUND’S HEAD OF DONOR RELATIONS LOOKS BACK ON 16 MONTHS OF CAMPAIGNING FOR THE SIXTH REPLENISHMENT
GFO: What made this Replenishment a unique ‘moment’ in the life of the Global Fund? DS: The result of this Replenishment, $14 billion, is exceptional. At the beginning of the Global Fund, we would have never imagined this was possible. This result was achieved thanks to the unprecedented mobilization of all partners: on the one hand, the traditional donors (G7, EU,…
Global Fund Sixth Replenishment pledging conference sees historic private sector contribution plus pledges from 23 implementing countries
The morning pledging session of the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment Conference in Lyon, France, on October 10, saw representation from 68 countries, including several new donors to the Global Fund, as well as ‘symbolic’ pledges from many implementing countries as a show of their commitment to and appreciation of the Global Fund. The pledging portion of the morning’s events was…
Other news relating to the Global Fund partnership
United States’ Senate approves Appropriations bill and 15.6% increase for Global Fund On September 18, the United States Senate Appropriations Committee posted its bill relating to funding for “state, foreign operations, and related programs” for fiscal year 2020. The bill proposes $1.56 billion in fiscal year 2020, which is a 15.6% increase from the previous year, and affirms the U.S.’s…
Will the private sector step up (enough) for the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment?
At this year’s annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos in January, the most exclusive and possibly most hyped global private sector conference in the world, Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands issued a challenge to the private sector, to contribute at least $1 billion to the overall Sixth Replenishment target of at least $14 billion for the Global Fund’s…
Loyce Maturu takes message of support for Global Fund Replenishment around the world
Loyce Maturu is a GFAN Speaker, and one of the 18.9 million people currently being treated with antiretroviral therapy drugs through programs funded around the world by the Global Fund. Loyce lives in Zimbabwe and works with Africaid Zvandiri. Over the years, her role with the organization has shifted from being a beneficiary, to a peer counsellor, to now working…
Updates on the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment
As we count down the days to the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment Conference on 10 October, in Lyon, France, the rate of donors announcing pledges or intentions has increased. In this edition of the GFO and the next, we will publish a short news roundup summarizing the latest developments. Global Fund and Replenishment-related activity at the UN’s 74th General Assembly The…
Global Fund launches “promise to all 7-year-olds” call to action, to end epidemics of AIDS, TB and malaria by 2030
“We want to make a promise to you. Not a promise we can keep today, but a promise you can count on when you turn 18.” Thus begins the ‘open letter’ from the Global Fund – signed by a large number of high-profile artists and athletes – to 7-year-olds everywhere, who will be 18 in 2030, the target date of…
