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Ken Lay speaks at Wilton Park event on land mine clearance

10 Mar 2022

Speaking about how the IFFIm frontloading model can apply to other humanitarian causes, IFFIm Board Chair Ken Lay appeared at a conference about financing partnerships for land mine clearance on 8 March.

Channeling private sector participation to optimise results: Q&A with Ingrid van Wees

17 Dec 2021

Ingrid van Wees joined the IFFIm board on 1 October 2021. Until December 2021 she was Vice President for Finance and Risk Management of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), based in Manila, the Philippines.

Lessons on COVID-19 from Africa: Q&A with Hassatou N’Sele

17 Dec 2021

Hassatou N’Sele joined IFFIm’s Board of Directors on 1 July 2021. As the Treasurer of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) based in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, she leads the expansion of the AfDB capital markets activities across the globe. Ms N’Sele is a Senegalese citizen. Tell us about your life. What experiences and people shaped you as a per...

The Wild Side of Innovative Finance: Q&A with Monique Barbut

17 Dec 2021

Monique Barbut joined IFFIm’s Board of Directors in July 2021. Currently the President of the World Wildlife Fund France, Ms Barbut has spent her extensive career in public service, playing a key role in environmental and financial global negotiations at the U.N.

IFFIm turns 15

19 Nov 2021

IFFIm marks its 15th birthday this year, just as the COVID-19 pandemic has renewed focus on the importance of its unique frontloading model.

IFFIm increases its most recent bond by US$ 250 million to total US$ 1 billion

18 Nov 2021

The US$ 250 million increase will bring the total size of the April 2026 bond to US$ 1 billion.The proceeds will provide US$ 250 million in additional funding for Gavi’s core immunisation programmes and the Gavi COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC).London, 18 November 2021 – IFFIm today increased by US$ 250 million the 1% 5-year vaccine bond it is...

COVAX begins vaccine rollout amid global supply challenges

09 Jul 2021

Camel riders traverse Northern Kenya to spread the word about COVID-19 vaccines. Planes bearing half a million vaccines touch down in Manila. Mongolian villagers gather in a health centre waiting room in Batsumber. Around the world, millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines have begun arriving through the COVAX Facility in the largest and most rapid g...