Engaging the Global Fund
Partners Constituency
Dr. Jorge Bermudez, Executive Secretary, UNITAID
Geneva, 5-6 November 2009
Origins of the GF Partners Constituency (PC)
Partners Constituency
• 19th GF Board (May 2009) approved creation of the Partners
Constituency (non-voting Board member seat) made up of
– Stop TB Partnership,
– RBM, and
– UNITAID
• Purpose: to represent key partners whose mission is directly related to the
Global Fund and who are not currently represented on the Board
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Partners Constituency (PC) representation –
rotation arrangements
Stop TB
• PSC Focal Point 2009/2010
• Board Alternate 2010/2011
Partners Constituency
Other PC representation arrangements
RBM
• Board Alternate 2009/2010
• Board Member 2010/2011
Portfolio and Implementation
Committee (PIC)
RBM representing PC
for 2009-2010
UNITAID
• Board Member 2009/2010
• PSC Focal Point 2010/2011
PC focal point
Nominated by Board Member
each year
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Process for developing constituency positions
Partners Constituency
Executive
Directors
• Documents reviewed
• Intelligence gathered
• Initial positions discussed
and drafted
Working Level
• Fine tune positions
• Consensus principle on any
contentious issue
• Representation for the
constituency not individual
member
• Reporting back
• All documents shared for
feedback and inputs
• Position statement shared for
inputs
• Limited number of badges for
members to attend the Board
as part of Partners Constituency
Executive
Committee
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Regular PC Executive Heads meetings
Partners Constituency
•
1 month before major GF Board related meetings
•
1 week before major meetings to discuss details of GF Board and
Committee agenda
•
PC Heads update the night before Board meetings to agree on PC
consensus positions
•
Post-mortem/follow-up (as agreed)
•
Others as required
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