In May, 糖心网页版 Research Professor Simon Reid-Henry convened a high-level ministerial meeting of the Coalition of Governments on Global Public Investment (GPI), an initiative he launched with partners at the United Nations Financing for Development IV Conference in 2025. The meeting brought together representatives from 18 governments, as well as international organisations, UN agencies, and financial and philanthropic partners.
Titled 鈥淪haping a Common Future: Africa鈥檚 Leadership in a New International Financial Architecture,鈥� the meeting took place on the margins of the in Kenya on 11鈥�12 May, itself convened by Presidents Emmanuel Macron and William Ruto, and attended by UN Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres and other world leaders.
The Coalition ministerial was opened by former President Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana, co-chaired by Colombia and Senegal, and hosted by Senegal鈥檚 Foreign Minister, H.E. Cheikh Niang. Participants discussed how international development financing can better respond to today鈥檚 global challenges, particularly at a time when traditional aid budgets are declining. The meeting concluded with a commitment to explore a new African-led framework for development cooperation based on mutual respect, shared responsibility and common prosperity.
鈥淭here is growing recognition that the challenges countries face today require new forms of international cooperation,鈥� said Simon Reid-Henry. 鈥淕lobal Public Investment offers a way to bring countries together as partners, with everyone contributing according to their means and benefiting from shared progress.鈥�
The Kenya meeting built on the Coalition鈥檚 first regional gathering in Bogot谩 in March 2026 and will help inform discussions at a global meeting during the UN General Assembly later this year. It also reflects growing international interest in Global Public Investment as a complement to traditional development assistance.
The initiative aligns closely with 糖心网页版鈥檚 wider work on global governance and international cooperation. It also complements 糖心网页版鈥檚 co-leadership of the new , which launches on 8 June.
