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Global Task Team: Improving AIDS Coordination Among Multilateral Institutions and International Donors. Briefing for Theme Group on HIV/AIDS 1 November 2005. Contexts – epidemic, national responses, aid environment. Expanding epidemics, deepening impacts
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Global Task Team: Improving AIDS Coordination Among Multilateral Institutions and International Donors Briefing for Theme Group on HIV/AIDS 1 November 2005
Contexts – epidemic, national responses, aid environment • Expanding epidemics, deepening impacts • Increased leadership & resource commitments • Slow scale-up, challenges of resource utilization • MDGs – commitment to global goals • OECD/DAC – aid effectiveness (A-S-H) • UN reform - improved efficiency & effectiveness
The GTT – origins and aims • “Making the Money Work” meeting (9 March) conclusions: • more must be done • we must maximize our collective effectiveness • Agreed to GTT to make recommendations on: • options for further coordination, particularly within the multilateral system, to resolve areas of duplication and gaps, and; • Consider how the multilateral system can streamline, simplify and further harmonise AIDS procedures and practices with a view to improving effectiveness and reducing the burden placed on countries
The GTT – participation & process • Comprised 64 representatives from 24 countries & institutions (govts, civil society, multilaterals) • Co-chaired by Sweden and UNAIDS • Worked within 80 day deadline (May and June) • Endorsed by UNAIDS PCB (27-29 June): • requested UNAIDS Secretariat & Cosponsors to implement GTT recommendations • Urged GFATM, WB to consider recommendations
Key challenges • For countries: to secure ownership by developing capacity to identify problems, set priorities, and establish accountable systems to enable the rapid scaling up of a multisectoral response to AIDS (G8 “Universal Access”) • For multilateral institutions and international partners: to be accountable for providing support to national plans, policies, procedures, systems, and cycles including through aligning with them and harmonizing with each other
Challenges to multilateral system • Functioning of UN system at country level: coherence and alignment, joint strategic & operational plans, coordination • Ability of the multilateral system – at country and global levels - to respond to immediate problems at the country level (to address bottlenecks to “making the money work”) • Division of labour among UNAIDS Cosponsors and the GFATM • Challenges to the financing of technical support – mismatch between needs and resources
GTT Recommendations • Empowering inclusive national leadership and ownership • Alignment and harmonization • Reform for a more effective multilateral response, incl UN • Accountability and oversight
Empowering inclusive national leadership and ownership • Countries: develop annual priority action plans • UNAIDS: develop standards & criteria (Dec 2005) • UN: technically support action plan preparation • UNAIDS: monitor and report progress (June 2006) • Countries: ensure macro-economic and public expenditure frameworks prioritise HIV/AIDS • WB & UN: TA to integrate AIDS into PRSPs, MTEF, etc. • WB: ensure evidence on economic consequences of AIDS shapes internal policies and guidance to countries • WB & IMF: assist countries to ensure that macro-economic & public expenditure frameworks support implementation of AIDS action plans
2. Alignment and harmonization • Multilaterals: commit to working with NACs to align support to national strategies, policies, systems, cycles, & annual priority action plans • GFATM, WB: identify approaches to improve alignment of financing (Dec 05) • GFATM, WB: participate in joint annual reviews and evaluations (June 2006) • UNAIDS, GFATM, WB: report progress on clarifying relationship between NACs and CCMs (June 2006) • GFATM, WB, UN – take concrete steps to align, harmonise and simplify (OECD/DAC)
3. Reform for a more effective multilateral response • UNSG: instruct UNRCs to establish a unified country programme and joint UN team on HIV/AIDS (5-10 countries by Dec 2005) • Establish joint GFATM-UN problem solving team to address country level implementation bottlenecks • UNAIDS Cosponsors & GFATM to establish a clearer division of labour, in order to more effectively support countries • Increase funding for UN-provided technical support
4. Accountability and oversight • UNAIDS: assist NACs to lead participatory reviews of the performance of multilateral institutions, international partners and national stakeholders that build upon existing OECD/DAC standards and criteria for alignment and harmonization • Multilateral and other international partners: assist NACs to strengthen M&E mechanisms and structures that facilitate oversight of and problem solving for national AIDS programmes
A more effective UN response: Joint UN Team • The joint UN team will provide a common entry point for national stakeholders to more easily access the full range of AIDS-related services available throughout UN system • The joint UN team will, upon request, support NACC to develop capacity to oversee implementation and to identify and solve problems
A More Effective UN Response: Consolidated Technical Support Plan • 17 broad areas of UNAIDS technical support • ‘Lead Organization’ and ‘Main Partners’ • Each UNAIDS organization leading at least one technical area • Grouping under three thematic headings: • Strategic planning, governance and financial management • Scaling up interventions • M&E, strategic information, knowledge sharing and accountability
Lead Agencies • Global: • Leadership/global policy discussions • Establishment of global and regional support mechanisms • Country-level: • Single entry point for support enquiries • Coordination/facilitation of technical support provision (request – consultation with TG Chair, UCC, main partners to identify optimal provider(s) and financing) • Advice to stakeholders, demand stimulation/advocacy • Reporting, M&E coordination
In summary…. Implementation of GTT recommendations will: • Help countries turn available financial resources into action on the ground; • Increase accountability of all partners; • Strengthen coordination mechanisms at the country and global levels; • Establish a coherent division of labour among multilateral institutions; • Increase collaboration among the UN family, the Global Fund and other multilateral institutions; and, • Ultimately scale-up national AIDS programmes.