DRC-Ebola: G20 and other donors announce over $470 million additional, bringing global commitments to over $2 billion

The G20 and other donors announced over $470 million in new funding to combat the Ebola outbreak in DRC, bringing total global commitments to over $2 billion since May 2026. The ministerial meeting, convened by the United States, saw commitments from countries including the US with $267 million, the World Bank with $90 million, the UK with $67.5 million, along with contributions from Germany, France, South Korea, Italy, the UAE, Japan, and Australia. The US G20 presidency highlighted the particular difficulties of the response, such as the remote and conflict-affected location of the outbreak and the limited effectiveness of current vaccines and treatments, calling for enhanced contact tracing, protection, hospital capacity, diagnostics, and vaccine development.