Mantenimiento de Red de Señalización

The   global   GFF   governance   arrangements   are   focused   exclusively   on   the   GFF’s   core   mandate   of   supporting   smart,   scaled,   and   sustainable   financing   to   achieve   RMNCAH   results   at   country   level,   both   through  the  broader  facility  and  the  GFF  Trust  Fund.    They  also  support  the  GFF’s  role  as  a  pathfinder   around  financing  for  development  (including  with  regard  to  domestic  resource  mobilization)  and  so  will   evolve  in  light  of  developments  with  regard  to  the  SDGs  and  the  updated  Global  Strategy  for  Women’s,   Children’s,  and  Adolescents’  Health.    GFF  governance  is  a  lean  mechanism  that  is  designed  to  strengthen   coordination  between  key  investors  so  as  to  facilitate  complementary  financing  of  Investment  Cases  at   country-­‐level.     This   provides   global   support   to   the   discussions   around   complementary   financing   that   occur  through  the  country  platform.  

The  GFF  governance  handles  two  discrete  functions:  

1. Ensuring  that  the  GFF  succeeds  in  mobilizing  complementary  financing  for  Investment  Cases  and   health  financing  strategies;  

2. Ensuring   that   the   GFF   Trust   Fund   uses   its   resources   to   provide   financing   in   ways   that   achieve   results  while  being  catalytic  and  driving  sustainability.  

The   first   function   is   fulfilled   by   driving   institutional   commitments   and   agreements   among   partners   on   aligned  financing  and  efficient  resource  allocation  both  within  and  across  countries.    This  entails  building   high-­‐level   support   for   the   GFF   and   playing   a   leading   role   in   mobilizing   domestic   and   international   resources   (both   public   and   private)   for   Investment   Cases.     Additionally,   the   governance   mechanism   is   responsible   for   monitoring   the   performance   of   the   GFF   as   a   facility   and   ensuring   accountability   for   results   among   the   GFF   partners.     This   includes   ensuring   that   the   GFF   approach   is   well   understood   throughout   the   institutions   involved   and   that   country-­‐based   members   of   these   institutions   adhere   to   commitments   made   and   agreements   reached   at   the   international   level   in   their   engagement   through   country  platforms  (e.g.,  with  regard  to  complementary  financing  of  Investment  Cases).    This  also  covers   ensuring   that   the   commitments   to   the   GFF   are,   to   the   extent   possible,   additional   and   do   not   divert   resources   from   other   important   areas.     The   governance   mechanism   also   supports   learning   and   innovation  around  effective  and  efficient  financing  approaches.  

The   second   function   is   addressed   by   setting   the   strategic   funding   approach   and   priorities   for   the   GFF   Trust   Fund   financing,   including   how   the   trust   fund   resources   are   used   in   a   catalytic   way   to   maximize   mobilization   of   IDA/IBRD   and   domestic   financing.     This   includes   approving   trust   fund   financing   allocations   and   agreeing   on   an   annual   work   plan   and   budget   for   the   secretariat.     The   governance   mechanism   is   also   responsible   for   overseeing   the   performance   of   the   trust   fund   to   ensure   that   investments  deliver  results.  

The  fiduciary  arrangements  for  the  GFF  Trust  Fund  financing  are  integrated  in  IDA/IBRD  projects  that  are   approved  by  the  World  Bank  Board,  and  so  rely  on  existing  World  Bank  Group  policies  and  procedures.     The  World  Bank  also  has  managerial  responsibility  for  the  daily  work  of  the  secretariat.  

To   deliver   on   these   two   functions,   an   integrated   model   with   two   discrete   but   related   governance   elements   has   been   developed.     A   broader   GFF   Investors   Group   addresses   the   first   function,   while   a   subset  of  the  Group  –  the  GFF  Trust  Fund  Committee  –  focuses  on  the  second  function.    The  Investors   Group  addresses  the  financing  for  the  updated  Global  Strategy  and  so  considers  all  countries,  not  only  

the  63  countries  eligible  for  support  from  the  trust  fund.    Given  that  the  63  countries  face  particularly   high  burdens,  the  Investors  Group  focuses  in  the  initial  phase  on  these  countries.    This  phased  approach   ensures   the   development   and   financing   of   Investment   Cases   and   health   financing   strategies   in   the   highest  priority  countries  while  also  putting  in  place  a  structure  that  serves  the  needs  of  all  countries  as   the  Global  Strategy  is  implemented.  

Figure   6   depicts   the   relationship   between   the   different   elements   of   the  GFF  architecture.    The  GFF  is  part   of   the   Every   Woman   Every   Child   movement   and   has   a   role   as   a   key   financing  mechanism  for  the  updated   UN   Secretary-­‐General’s   Global   Strategy  for  Women’s,  Children’s,  and   Adolescents’   Health,   which   provides   the   broad   policy   framework   for   the   GFF   (in   the   context   of   the   SDGs).     A   Secretary-­‐General’s   High   Level   Champions   Group   as   part   of   EWEC   has   been   proposed   as   a   way   to   strengthen   political   commitment   for   RMNCAH.    Additionally,  the  Investors   Group   is   highly   complementary   to  

PMNCH,   which   plays   a   leading   role   in   addressing   a   number   of   elements   that   are   critical   to   the   GFF’s   success.     These   include   global   advocacy   on   RMNCAH   and   the   updated   Global   Strategy,   tracking   and   accountability   relating   to   global   resource   flows   for   RMNCAH   (including   related   to   the   GFF),   and   monitoring   of   global   progress   on   RMNCAH.     Details   on   the   interaction   between   the   GFF   governance   mechanism   and   EWEC   and   PMNCH   will   be   further   discussed   and   agreed   upon   with   the   relevant   stakeholders.  

Membership  in  the  Investors  Group  is  based  on  active  contribution  to  the  success  of  the  GFF.    This  co-­‐ investment  requirement  promotes  the  engagement  of  stakeholders  that  make  substantial  contributions   financially  or  through  in-­‐kind  assistance  to  Investment  Cases  and  health  financing  strategies.    Initially  the   Investors  Group  includes:  

• 4-­‐6  members  from  participating  countries  (including  both  ministries  of  health  and  of  finance);   • 4-­‐6  members  from  bilateral  donors  that  contribute  to  the  GFF23;  

• 1  member  each  from  UNFPA,  UNICEF,  and  WHO;   • 1  member  from  the  World  Bank;  

• 1  member  each  from  Gavi  and  the  Global  Fund  to  Fight  AIDS,  Tuberculosis  and  Malaria;   • 1  member  from  the  PMNCH  Board;  

23  _{There  will  be  some  flexibility  to  include  new  donors  to  the  Investors  Group;  however,  to  remain  nimble,  a  sharing  of  seat  or}  

• 2   members   from   non-­‐governmental   organizations   (one   each   from   developing   and   developed  

countries);  

• 2  members  from  the  private  sector  (including  private  foundations).  

The  members  are  senior  representatives  of  governments  and  partners  who  bring  the  expertise  required   to  ensure  effective  steering  of  a  financing  facility.    Many  of  these  are  also  members  of  the  PMNCH  Board,   which   promotes   synergies   between   the   two.     For   constituencies   in   which   multiple   institutions   could   participate   in   the   Investors   Group   (e.g.,   non-­‐governmental   organizations,   the   private   sector)   a   transparent  selection  process  will  occur.    The  Group  meets  twice  per  year,  one  of  which  includes  a  high-­‐ level  session.    At  its  first  meeting  the  Group  will  determine  its  rules  of  operations,  including  issues  such   as  chairing,  voting,  policies  related  to  the  rotation  of  seats,  how  meetings  are  conducted,  and  whether   working  groups  will  be  established.  

The  members  of  the  Trust  Fund  Committee  are  those  donors  that  contribute  to  the  GFF  Trust  Fund24_,   plus  the  Chair  of  the  Investors  Group  (or  the  Vice-­‐Chair  if  the  Chair  is  a  donor  to  the  trust  fund).    The   Trust  Fund  Committee  has  decision-­‐making  authority  for  matters  related  to  the  operations  of  the  GFF   Trust  Fund.    It  also  meets  twice  per  year  and  will  also  establish  its  rules  of  operation  at  its  first  meeting.