On Sunday, April 24th, the incumbent President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected, winning with 58.5% of the votes against the 41.5% of the far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in the second round of the French presidential elections. While this makes him the first President in 20 years to receive a second mandate, the gap with the far right has narrowed significantly, with Le Pen’s party, the National Rally (formerly the National Front) obtaining its highest percentage of votes to date.

This Donor Tracker Commentary considers the possible impact on French ODA and international development policy.

In response to the leaked initial draft opinion on May 2, 2022, the SEEK team published a Donor Tracker Commentary considering the implications for US funding of SRHR, gender equality, women's economic empowerment, and public health funding in response to the decision in addition to countering renewed support for the global anti-choice agenda.

Roe v. Wade was officially overturned in a 6-3 majority on the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization case in the Supreme Court on June 25, 2022. The

The 2022 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG) took place virtually from April 18 - 24, 2022. Leaders at the events focused on the worsening debt crisis due primarily to unequal recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and economic turmoil due to the Russian war in Ukraine. 

After the April 2022 virtual advanced market commitment (AMC) Summit, donors mobilized a total of US$4.8 billion to replenish COVAX. Commentary from the Donor Tracker breaks down funding sources and program priorities.