Sweden

ABSTRACT The Global Fund’s partnership with Heineken was a hot topic of conversation the past couple of weeks on blogs and in the Twittersphere. A member of the Global Fund Board from Norway announced that he was opposed to the partnership. “The Norwegian authorities cannot support this type of partnership with an alcohol company. This is not compatible with our development policy,” he said.

ABSTRACT The Global Fund’s partnership with Heineken was a hot topic of conversation the past couple of weeks on blogs and in the Twittersphere. A member of the Global Fund Board from Norway announced that he was opposed to the partnership. “The Norwegian authorities cannot support this type of partnership with an alcohol company. This is not compatible with our development policy,” he said.

ABSTRACT There is just over a week left until the Global Funds Fifth Replenishment Conference. This articles provides a round-up of the latest developments. The U.S. has pledged up to $4.3 billion; in the last replenishment, it contributed $4.1 billion.

ABSTRACT Activists were quick to react to Sweden’s decision to cut its 2016 contribution by 35%. They are hopeful that their strong response will have a positive impact on Sweden’s pledge for the 2017-2019 replenishment. The government cited the refugee crisis as the reason for the cut.

ABSTRACT Next week, in Stockholm, the Fund will hold the first of two meetings of its first "Voluntary Replenishment Mechanism." The main objectives will be for donors to assess the performance of the Fund, to assess the Fund's ability to handle a larger volume of funding, and to agree on a funding target for 2006 and 2007. In September, pledges for 2006-7 will then be agreed.

ABSTRACT The Fund, whose average revenue during each of the past three years was just over $1 billion, forecasts that its total needs for 2005, 2006 and 2007 will be $2.2 b., $3.6 b. and $3.7 b., respectively.

ABSTRACT The Fund is about to publish an Executive Dashboard monitoring its own performance. The Fund has studied the effectiveness of LFAs. In some countries, "the CCM model is an idea somewhat ahead of its time and has not worked as well as hoped." The Fund has developed a simple CCM checklist which will serve as a basis for regular sample audits.