1. Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kang Jeong-sik attended the 6th Replenishment Conference of “the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria,” which was held in Lyon, the French Republic, on October 9-10.

° The Global Fund is a partnership organization established in 2002 to raise financial resources across the world for the prevention and treatment of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. The government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) has maintained close cooperative relations with the Global Fund, including by serving as a member of its Board since 2018.

2. At the recent Replenishment Conference, Deputy Minister Kang announced the ROK’s plan to double its contribution to the Global Fund over the next three years in order to help achieve the sustainable development goals of the international community that seeks to eradicate major epidemics, such as AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, by 2030.

※ The ROK government will contribute 12.5 million USD to the Global Fund in 2017-2019.

3. The Conference brought together delegates of governments of numerous countries, civil societies and private companies, including President of France Emmanuel Macron and advisor to Microsoft Bill Gates, who discussed the international community’s plans for raising finances necessary for the Global Fund projects to be conducted in 2020-2022, and won more than 14 billion USD, the target amount, in pledges.  

° The ROK government will continue to contribute to the global efforts to promote health security through the prevention and eradication of infectious diseases.