Germany commits €1B to Global Fund as aid cuts shape World Health Summit
13 October 2025Though Germany committed €1 billion to the Global Fund, this year's World Health Summit in Berlin remained focused on new funding models for global health.
Though Germany committed €1 billion to the Global Fund, this year's World Health Summit in Berlin remained focused on new funding models for global health.
Opinion: Human Rights Watch argues that Cambodian microfinance institutions, backed by investors such as IFC, are targeting Indigenous communities with predatory lending and debt collection practices.
With aid flows declining, Africa50 is helping African governments tap pension funds, insurers, and sovereign wealth funds to finance infrastructure — and experimenting with tools like asset recycling to stretch limited capital further.
The U.S. Treasury Department joined GEF-9 talks amid the government shutdown, signaling a focus on biodiversity over climate funding.
In a move likely to rattle global NGOs, one of the world’s largest foundations halts U.S. funding over policy uncertainty.
Opinion: Human Rights Watch argues that Cambodian microfinance institutions, backed by investors such as IFC, are targeting Indigenous communities with predatory lending and debt collection practices.