Aid harmonisation and effectiveness
Simultaneously to the endorsement of the Three Ones Principles wider international debates were taking place on ways in which aid is delivered and managed. These debates culminated with the 2005 Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. In the Declaration multilateral organisations and donor countries agreed to harmonise their aid mechanisms and to align with government-owned national strategies and policies, including in critical areas such as HIV/AIDS. These commitments underpin the value of national ownership inherent in the NAC model, the importance of the coordination mandate and the Three One Principles.
The commitment to harmonising HIV responses was moved forward through “Making the Money Work: The ‘Three Ones’ in Action” conference in March 2005. In the spirit of the Paris Declaration, and within the framework of the Three Ones, the conference initiated the setting up of a Global Task Team GTT) on Improving AIDS Co-ordination among Multilateral Institutions and International Donors.
The GTT reported in June 2005. Its mandate was to develop recommendations for action by multilateral institutions and other international partners to further harmonise and better align their HIV support to countries’ needs and priorities. The report reaffirms commitment to supporting national leadership and ownership through working with national AIDS coordinating authorities. In response UNAIDS and the World Bank developed the Country Harmonization and Alignment Tool (CHAT) to support national AIDS coordinating authorities to assess 1) the participation and degree of engagement of country-based partners in the national response, and 2) the degree of harmonisation and alignment among HIV international partners.
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For a summary of the GTT recommendations relevant to strengthening support to NACs, and a progress review, see the report prepared for the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) meeting in June 2006. For a summary of the report on the independent assessment of the GTT undertaken by HLSP in 2007, see report prepared for the UNAIDS PCB in June 2007.
The commitment to harmonising HIV responses was moved forward through “Making the Money Work: The ‘Three Ones’ in Action” conference in March 2005. In the spirit of the Paris Declaration, and within the framework of the Three Ones, the conference initiated the setting up of a Global Task Team GTT) on Improving AIDS Co-ordination among Multilateral Institutions and International Donors.
The GTT reported in June 2005. Its mandate was to develop recommendations for action by multilateral institutions and other international partners to further harmonise and better align their HIV support to countries’ needs and priorities. The report reaffirms commitment to supporting national leadership and ownership through working with national AIDS coordinating authorities. In response UNAIDS and the World Bank developed the Country Harmonization and Alignment Tool (CHAT) to support national AIDS coordinating authorities to assess 1) the participation and degree of engagement of country-based partners in the national response, and 2) the degree of harmonisation and alignment among HIV international partners.
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For a summary of the GTT recommendations relevant to strengthening support to NACs, and a progress review, see the report prepared for the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) meeting in June 2006. For a summary of the report on the independent assessment of the GTT undertaken by HLSP in 2007, see report prepared for the UNAIDS PCB in June 2007.
