The publication "The Future Of SRHR Financing And EU Global Leadership" launched in the European Parliament on May 13th 2026 focuses in EU's Global Leadership opportunity in times of drastically declining Official Development Assistance (ODA). Despite its strong normative leadership, as the largest provider of development assistance worldwide, the EU is underperforming in translating its SRHR commitments into commensurate and coherent investment.

The next Multiannual Financial Framework, and particularly the next Global Europe Instrument, should ensure adequate and predictable financing for gender equality and SRHR, building on lessons learned from the current programming period:

• Reinforce the EU's rights-based normative role.
• Consolidate predictable and programmatic financing for SRHR withing global Europe.
• Maintain a dual approach: Mainstreaming and targeted investment.
• Strengthen Team Europe as a coordination and delivery mechanism.
• Integrate SRHR outcomes within broader external investment strategies.
• Scale innovative and blended financing within clear limits.
• Strengthen the humanitarian-development nexus as core EU comparative advantage.

Download the full report here!