Big announcement: The Global Fund gets $4 billion from Obama Administration
I’m here in New York, participating in the Global Fund’s replenishment meeting, and it’s been a busy morning with donors from the north and south making pledges to the Global Fund over the next three years. I’ll send along a detailed analysis from ONE’s perspective at the end of the day, but I wanted you to hear some major news from us first: The U.S. has just announced that it will pledge $4 billion over the next three years.
Ambassador Eric Goosby, head of the U.S.’ AIDS programs, said on behalf of the Obama Administration:
“We strongly support the Global Fund’s collaborative, country-driven, performance-based approach to fighting the three diseases, and we are proud to be the Global Fund’s largest donor.”
As you know, we’ve been campaigning hard with your support over the last few months for $6 billion over three years, so this obviously falls short of what we had called for, and we are disappointed. We recognize that this is still a solid increase given the current economic environment, and we are glad to see the U.S. make its first-ever three-year pledge, but this funding level does not put us on track to meet two major health goals by 2015: the virtual elimination of mother-to-child transmission and the end of malaria deaths.
To the 85,000 ONE members who signed our petition on the Global Fund: thank you for all you’ve done to help secure this increase. Today is just a starting point for us, and we’re going to work harder than ever to ensure that the U.S. demonstrates real leadership and increases its commitments to this effective mechanism in the coming years.
I did reach out to Dr. Goosby, a long-time friend, and thanked him and his team for getting the US pledge this far and for their commitment to embrace strengthening of the Fund at the country level.
Please stay tuned throughout the day for more on pledges from other countries and the private sector, as well as our overall reactions.
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October 5, 2010 at 7:17 pm
thats terrific, and i hope more will come.
i hope also that all rich countries (regardless of recession) will make an adequate pledge alongside the usa, thats only fair.
October 5, 2010 at 7:25 pm
hope my name would make a difference.!
October 5, 2010 at 7:31 pm
I hope adding my name would help to make a difference to the difficult task at hand!
If everybody was to submit their name then perhaps it would help, good luck with everything.
Kind regards,
Kaylene E Newman,
Tasmania, Australia
October 5, 2010 at 8:17 pm
This is a great idea…I think that it would help us out tremendously if we all come together to make the difference for the nation as a whole. That’s the only way that this whole thing would work…-
October 5, 2010 at 8:22 pm
pleas dnt forget the poor countries too
like republic of chad ,african
October 5, 2010 at 9:07 pm
Unity is required so the volume of our voice is heard.
Thank you ONE,
Jennifer Elster
October 5, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Unity is required, The choice you make today will usually affect tomorrow,
Thank you ONE,
Shaik.Hussain
October 5, 2010 at 10:39 pm
Wishing everyone who signs up for One.org many blessings. To think and act on behalf of those that struggle with basic living is a gift. I send love..and feel your love for being part of this. Pavel
October 5, 2010 at 11:18 pm
It is better than nothing but I know we can definitely stand to give more. Don’t give up, we can make a difference.
October 6, 2010 at 4:05 am
Nice sharing…..yeah, we can make a difference….R4i card
October 6, 2010 at 9:21 am
I’m always pleased that ONE is right “there” bringing us important news. Thank you!
October 6, 2010 at 4:24 pm
I am pleased that our Administration pledged $4 billion over a three year period and I acknowledge ONE’s huge role in making this happen. I also agree that we should keep pressing for more funds to achieve these important health goals. I know that we have 7 other UN Millennium Development Goals to meet as well by 2015. Lets all pull together and work as hard as we can to realize all 8 of the Millennium Development Goals!
October 6, 2010 at 10:15 pm
1 is single BUT “ONE” STANDS for UNITED,+ PLURAL + UNITY + ALL = TOMORROW
October 7, 2010 at 11:10 am
You must be more united and pressure the Obama administration with over ONE members by writing about
Engineer Luis Aguilar
October 7, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Yeah but come on China, why only $16 million? Cough up a little. That’s ridiculous, China.
October 8, 2010 at 12:02 am
Thanks One, and thanks everybody who believes we can make a change, lets help this change of consciousness that has been ocurring, don’t drop the ball, it seems we are going somewhere! I wish I could help more, it would make me so much happier to make others happy:(
November 3, 2010 at 11:52 am
Yeah thats JUST what America needs.. More Debt… Screw yo Obama
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