The Leading Group consists today of 63 member countries, international organisations, important foundations, NGOs and representatives of the civil society.

Countries of the Leading Group (members and observers)

Algeria, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bhoutan, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroun, Cap Verde, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Congo, Cyprus, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Liberia, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, , Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Togo, United Kingdom, Uruguay + European Commission

International Organisations

Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, Commonwealth Secretariat, FAO, Gavi Alliance, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, IFAD, IMF, Inter-American Development Bank, FAO, OIF (organisation internationale de la francophonie) OECD, UN, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP, WHO, World Bank

Foundations

Bill and Melida Gates Foundation

Non-governmental organisations

(Non-exhaustive list)

ABONG, Acción, ACF – Action contre la faim, Act Up Paris, AIDES, Altermonde, Attac, Care, Citizens’ Coalition for Economic Justice (CCEJ), CCFD, CONCORD, CONGAD, Coordination Sud, Development Initiatives, Forum de la Jeunesse Issue des Migrations (FOJIM ), Halifax-initiative, Kulima, Mani Tese, the North-South Institute, Results Japan, Stamp out Poverty, Synergies Africaines, Tax Justice Network, Ubuntu, World Economy, Ecology & Development