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- Preface
- I. Luxembourg’s official development assistance in 2014
- 2015 – European Year for Development
- Multilateral cooperation commitments in the health sector
- Action plan for development effectiveness 2014-2016
- II. Cooperation with the main partner countries
- III. Regional cooperation and cooperation with other countries
- IV. Multilateral cooperation
- V. European Union
- VI. Cooperation with non-governmental development organisations
- VII. Humanitarian action
- VIII. Programme support
- IX. Development education and awareness raising
- X. Microfinance
- XI. Evaluation
- XII. Report on the progress of the work of the Interministerial Committee for Development Cooperation
- Appendices
Multilateral cooperation commitments in the health sector
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
After a fruitful replenishment of its resources in 2013 to cover the 2014-2016 period, the Global Fund (GF) rolled out its new funding model in all its beneficiary countries.
Following the pledging conference in December 2013, at which Luxembourg committed to contributing 2,5 million euros per year for the 2014-2016 period, Minister Schneider met the Executive Director of the Global Fund, Dr Mark Dybul, in Geneva on 22 May 2014 to sign the new multi-annual contribution agreement between the two parties.
The pledging conference managed to mobilise a large part of the funds required for the 2014-2016 replenishment cycle, but a gap remained between the projected needs and the resources mobilised. The contributions from the United States and the United Kingdom were both tied to a condition of percentages, with the US contribution not being permitted to exceed one third of the Fund’s total resources and the UK contribution restricted to one tenth. In 2014, any additional contribution to the Fund had the effect of releasing matching funds from the United States and the United Kingdom. Therefore, Luxembourg decided to allocate 500 000 euros as an additional contribution, which in turn released 250 000 euros from the American contribution. The announcement of this additional contribution by Luxembourg was made by Prime Minister Xavier Bettel at the Global Citizen Festival organised as a fringe event of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2014 in New York. The Prime Minister also met the Executive Director of the Global Fund, Dr Mark Dybul, while in New York.
