Three Ones principles
On 25 April 2004, UNAIDS, the United Kingdom and the United States co-hosted a Consultation on Harmonization of International AIDS Funding. Representatives from donor and host countries and major international organizations formally endorsed the “Three Ones” principles, as follows:
• One agreed AIDS action framework that provides the basis for coordinating the work of all partners.
• One national AIDS coordinating authority, with a broad-based multisectoral mandate.
• One agreed country-level monitoring and evaluation system
The principles sanction the centrality of the NAC in the national response as the “One national AIDS coordinating authority” and place emphasis on national leadership and ownership. They recognise the NAC as the policy leader and over-arching co-ordinating body bringing together self-coordinating entities, partnerships and funding mechanisms for concerted action.
The principles recognise that NACs need legal status, a formal mandate and a clearly defined role, together with a defined relationship to Parliament to enable democratic oversight. The role should include “custodian functions” for the National HIV/AIDS Action Framework (NAF), while specific functions may include the development, oversight and co-ordination of the implementation of the NAF; and coordination of the allocation of resources according to agreed national priorities (while leaving financial management and implementation to other entities). Country level implementation of the principles is supported by UNAIDS and international partners.
• One agreed AIDS action framework that provides the basis for coordinating the work of all partners.
• One national AIDS coordinating authority, with a broad-based multisectoral mandate.
• One agreed country-level monitoring and evaluation system
The principles sanction the centrality of the NAC in the national response as the “One national AIDS coordinating authority” and place emphasis on national leadership and ownership. They recognise the NAC as the policy leader and over-arching co-ordinating body bringing together self-coordinating entities, partnerships and funding mechanisms for concerted action.
The principles recognise that NACs need legal status, a formal mandate and a clearly defined role, together with a defined relationship to Parliament to enable democratic oversight. The role should include “custodian functions” for the National HIV/AIDS Action Framework (NAF), while specific functions may include the development, oversight and co-ordination of the implementation of the NAF; and coordination of the allocation of resources according to agreed national priorities (while leaving financial management and implementation to other entities). Country level implementation of the principles is supported by UNAIDS and international partners.
