The Donor Tracker team is excited to attend the European Development Days (June 18-19, 2019) in Brussels next week. Come visit our stand in the Global Village for exciting updates on the world of donor financing and development policy.

SEEK Development Project Manager Raimund Zühr was quoted by the global development news outlet Devex in an article on the blowback surrounding a political appointment to the German Corporation for International Development (GIZ). The article contends that the appointment was viewed as politically motivated, rather than on merit, but the controversy it provoked demonstrates the growing importance of global development in German politics.

Devex has published a blog post on a policy paper co-authored by SEEK Development examining  the potential support for global public goods (GPGs) from four organizations that provide the most development assistance for health: Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi); the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund); the World Bank, including the Global Financing Facility; and the World Health Organization (WHO), including the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

Plan International Germany has released a report authored by SEEK Development that takes a global look at efforts to strengthen the political participation of girls and young women, as well as a close look at Germany's own efforts.