Call for Action
In August 2005, the three NGO board members of the Global Fund, backed by a coalition of NGOs in Europe, North America and Japan, launched a Call for Action regarding Global Fund financing. They explained that donor governments, at their Replenishment Meeting in September 2005 in London, were likely to pledge far less money to the Global Fund than the Fund said it required. In their Call for Action, the three board members requested NGOs, CCM Chairs, and others around the world to sign an International Appeal calling upon donor governments to contribute their fair share to meet the Global Funds needs. The appeal ends with an annex proposing precisely how much each donor government should contribute to the Fund for 2006 and 2007.
When the appeal closed on 3 September 2005, it had been signed by 507 organizations in 87 countries, together with 11 prominent individuals and 13 CCM Chairs.
Replenishment Meeting
On 5-6 September 2006, governmental donors to the Global Fund held their Replenishment Meeting in London. Complete briefing materials for media and NGOs, and information on the outcome, are available, courtesy of GF+, a global network of NGOs advocating increased funding for the Global Fund.
NGOs united around several key messages about the Global Fund and what they expected governments to deliver at the Replenishment Meeting.
See also Aidspan Guides for English, French, Spanish and Russian versions of An Advocacy Guide on Global Fund Financing, and other Aidspan publications.