The World Health Organization announced Monday at the Global Health Summit in Berlin that it has received new pledges of about $700 million for the period 2025-2028.
The pledges come on top of $300 million in previously pledged contributions, the organisation said in a statement.
"We recognise that we are making this request at a time of competing priorities and limited resources. I have therefore asked all Member States and partners to mobilise. Every contribution is important," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement.
"I am very grateful to (German Chancellor Olaf) Scholz, to France and Norway for hosting tonight's event and the Global Health Summit, and to all the countries and partners who have pledged contributions," he added.
Scholz announced Germany's pledge of some $400 million to WHO over the next four years, including more than $260 million in new voluntary funding.
Noting that "the work of the World Health Organization benefits everyone," the Chancellor stressed that the UN agency needs "sustainable funding for reliable planning and flexible response.
The WHO said other countries had made pledges, including 16 African countries so far.
The organisation said that France, Spain, the United Kingdom and the Gates Foundation have announced their intention to commit or continue to fund WHO.
Like other UN agencies, WHO's funding comes largely from earmarked sums for specific projects, with various conditions and for a specific, often short, period of time.
The organisation estimates that it needs $11.1 billion. The organisation believes that it is guaranteed to receive more than a third of this amount, or $4 billion, thanks to the planned increase in statutory (compulsory) contributions from member states.
The agency is therefore trying to raise the remaining $7.1 billion by appealing to a wide range of donors, particularly foundations.
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