A big week for the Global Public Investment Coalition. At a time when international cooperation is being tested, the past year has shown that countries and institutions are still willing to come together, exchange experiences and find areas for practical cooperation.

Dear GPI Network Members and friends, As we head into UNGA81, we’re pleased to invite you to the GPI Network Meeting on Tuesday, 22 September, at the CIVICUS WeWork office in New York. Please register here- docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... to help us with planning and logistics.

Check our latest Substack post: 𝐆𝐏𝐈𝐍’𝐬 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘎𝘗𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘹 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. open.substack.com/pub/gpinetwo...

Dear friends, followers and supporters of the network, Please take a look at this letter to you all from Stephen Chacha. It’s a thank you for what has been a breakthrough in political support for global public investment that you have won. open.substack.com/pub/gpinetwo...

Not all global stories are about conflict. In Bogotá, 25 governments came together to rethink international cooperation through Global Public Investment. A new system is being built, step by step. More 👇 open.substack.com/pub/gpinetwo...

Andrea and Jonathan March letter

A pivotal month for GPI's political momentum

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Global military spending: $2.7T in a year. Ending hunger or strengthening basic health systems? A fraction of that. The issue isn’t money. It’s how we organise cooperation. That’s why Global Public Investment matters. #GlobalPublicInvestment

Global Public Goods must move from rhetoric to reality. Dr Rania A. Al-Mashat calls for better frameworks to measure and finance shared global outcomes. Global Public Investment (GPI) goes beyond GPGs, but the alignment is clear: invest collectively in shared challenges. Read 👇 shorturl.at/u1QSW

Global Public Goods: A Catalyst for International Cooperation

In 1999, the UNDP curated the concept of Global Public Goods, defined as goods whose benefits are universal with defining characteristics that are clear: non-rivalrous, non-excludable, and inherently ...

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🔬 New study in The Lancet Global Health: aid saves lives — cuts could cost millions by 2030. The message from the GPI Network remains the same: International public finance must be strengthened, not cut. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #GlobalHealth #GPI

2026 is moving fast. With the Coalition of Governments on Global Public Investment gaining momentum, we’re launching a new Substack to share updates and ways to engage. Take a look 👇 substack.com/@gpinetwork/...

Message from the GPI Network's Co-Executive Directors (February 2026)

Dear friends,

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@clubdemadrid.bsky.social President @laurachinchilla.bsky.social highlights CdM’s partnership with @globpubinvnet.bsky.social and the recent meeting with ambassadors & governments in Madrid as a key step toward making GPI a political reality. GPI will feature at the 2026 Annual Policy Dialogues.

Global public investment isn’t just theory, it’s already happening. Simon Reid-Henry discusses real-world examples and why these early steps make global public investment more urgent than ever. Watch the full panel: www.youtube.com/live/kDKEIW8...

At the start of the year, our Co-Executive Directors reflect on a key shift: global public investment is moving from idea to action. With shared risks growing, this is a moment to be bold and build stronger international cooperation. globalpublicinvestment.net/news_press/m...

As aid shrinks and geopolitics fragment cooperation, shared crises demand shared solutions. 📅 22 Jan 2026 | 5:30–7pm CET 📍 Berlin & livestream Panel on Global Public Goods 🔗 calendar.boell.de/en/event/re-...

Remembering Milindo Chakrabarti: a generous mind and true believer in cooperation, trust, and shared responsibility as the heart of Global Public Investment. His ideas and spirit continue to guide the GPI community. globalpublicinvestment.net/news_press/r...

Cooperation, not confrontation, is the path to real security. The Global Public Investment Network warns that rising militarism undermines global security and prosperity, urging leaders to strengthen international cooperation instead. Read more: globalpublicinvestment.net/news_press/c...

Some news on the changes happening in the leadership of the GPI Network: globalpublicinvestment.net/news_press/l...

2025 was the year Global Public Investment stepped forward. Our Annual Report captures how GPI gained political traction, grew its community, and helped reframe global financing debates — even amid uncertainty. Read the report here----> globalpublicinvestment.net/wp-content/u...

GPIN and @clubdemadrid.bsky.social welcome the establishment of the South Africa–led Ubuntu Commission, announced in the G20 Leaders’ Declaration. Full media release: globalpublicinvestment.net/news_press/t...

The Global Public Investment Network and Club de Madrid welcome the South Africa-led Ubuntu Commission on global public challenges and on global public investments - Global Public Investment

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What can EU Funds teach us about financing shared prosperity among unequal partners? A new report from the GCI highlights six lessons. EU Structural & Investment Funds aren’t a global blueprint , but they show what’s possible in global cooperation. (1/3)🧵

In this paper, @jayatighosh.bsky.social talks about the dismantlement of the current system of aid, and how global public investment can fit in that picture. GPI can preserve its best qualities while taking global cooperation into the 21st century. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🚨 New paper from @panaction.bsky.social and LSE. Reframing Resilience: An Agenda for a More Equitable Future 🌍 It calls for people-centred resilience — aligning governance, finance & delivery to anticipate, absorb, adapt & advance equity for a fairer, more resilient 2050. shorturl.at/bMrmb

To lose the battle of narrative is to lose in policy. To win it is to open space for better futures. Jonathan Glennie & @benphillips76.bsky.social's Public Good shows how new stories can unlock stronger policies. 🔗 globalcooperation.institute/public-good-...

Public Good Narrative Project - Global Cooperation Institute

September 2025

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As 2030 approaches and the world gets its final #SDGs scorecard, we must protect what works—ensuring vulnerable communities can access life-saving resources—while reimagining a fairer, more cooperative system. That’s the balance @GPI_Network seeks: protecting the present, designing the future. 🌍✨

Division grabs headlines, but only cooperation delivers results. 🌍 Our biggest challenges demand leadership rooted in collective action. Martin Clavijo shows in this article how countries are leading by example 👉 www.devex.com/news/global-...

Global public investment shows international cooperation can succeed

Opinion: Instead of framing financial flows mainly as “aid” from high- to lower-income countries, global public investment envisions a system where all countries contribute, all benefit, and all have ...

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Opinion: Instead of framing financial flows mainly as “aid” from high- to lower-income countries, global public investment envisions a system where all countries contribute, all benefit, and all have a say in how resources are used.

Global public investment shows international cooperation can succeed

Global public investment shows international cooperation can succeed

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Last week, governments met in NYC to advance #GlobalPublicInvestment. 🌍Over a dozen took part, with more joining a process that began in Sevilla. Together with civil society & institutions, they’ll pilot frameworks for 2025–27. Learn more 👉 globalpublicinvestment.net/news_press/g...

@theelders.bsky.social call for revitalising multilateralism & rebuilding public trust. We’re proud they endorse global public investment in their new paper: theelders.org/sites/defaul...

Listen to the new episode of New Rules for a Broken System. This episode, featuring our ED, Harpinder Collacott, dives into the deep structural issues in our current aid and development system and why now is the moment to rewrite the rules. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...

Fixing Foreign Aid

Podcast Episode · New Rules for a Broken System · 22/09/2025 · 41m

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We need to build solidarity across borders - between all those the global elite and far right work to divide. This idea - Global Public Investment (GPI) - is an important part of it I think... youtu.be/BP0iFv_Ec7U?... @globpubinvnet.bsky.social

The Birth of Global Public Investment. Mutual interest and mutuality in international public finance

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The old story of rich countries giving aid no longer matches today’s reality. Global Public Investment is reshaping how we fund global challenges—treating public money as a permanent, collective tool for the common good. www.fordfoundation.org/news-and-sto...