Today, the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm), rated AAA/Aaa/AAA, priced its first ever capital markets financing, a USD 1 billion 5-year benchmark bond. The issue represents not only a landmark in the history of multilateral development financings, but also in the capital markets playing an active role in accelerating the delivery of aid for immunisation programmes in the world’s poorest countries. [English]

Efforts to immunise children received a large boost as the IFFIm issued its inaugural bonds today. The bonds are rated AAA/Aaa/AAA. [English] [Français] [Italiano] [Español] [Deutsche] [Nederlands] [Norsk] [Swedish]

Expected proceeds to scale up GAVI Alliance, boosting vaccine use, improving health systems to save lives of millions of poorest children. [English] [Français] [Italiano]

The International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm) today announces its intention to launch the institution’s inaugural bond later this year. [English]

This morning Friday 7 July Spain’s Council of Ministers approved 190 million € contribution to IFFIm (International Finance Facility for Immunisation) over 20 years. [English] [Español]

The Government of South Africa announced today that it will contribute US$20 million over 20 years to the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm). [English] [Français]

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced that Brazil will contribute US$20 million over 20 years to the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm). Brazil joins six European nations in committing to this innovative financing mechanism. [English] [Français] [Español] [Italiano] [Deutsch]

GAVI commends France and the UK for their work in developing innovative ways to finance achieving the Millennium Development Goals. In particular, GAVI welcomes their decision to support the International Financing Facility for Immunization, which will save millions of children by giving them access to vaccines and improving health systems in developing countries. [English] [Français]

The International Finance Facility for Immunization (IFFIm), the new multinational fund that will leverage long-term commitments from rich governments to raise urgently needed financing for health programmes in poor countries, is close to implementation, the GAVI Alliance announced today. [English] [Français] [Italiano]