Engaging the Global FundPartners ConstituencyDr. Jorge Bermudez, Executive Secretary, UNITAID

Geneva, 5-6 November 2009

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Partners Constituency

Origins of the GF Partners Constituency (PC)

• 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

Partners Constituency (PC) representation – rotation arrangements

Portfolio and Implementation Committee (PIC)RBM representing PC for 2009-2010

Other PC representation arrangements

PC focal pointNominated by Board Membereach year

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Partners Constituency

Process for developing constituency positions

• Documents reviewed• Intelligence gathered• Initial positions discussed and drafted

Working Level

• Fine tune positions• Consensus principle on anycontentious issue• Representation for the constituency not individualmember• Reporting back

• All documents shared forfeedback and inputs• Position statement shared forinputs• Limited number of badges formembers to attend the Boardas part of Partners Constituency

ExecutiveDirectors

ExecutiveCommittee

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Partners Constituency

Regular PC Executive Heads meetings

• 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