The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Second Board Meeting
April 22-24, 2002

AGENDA

The agenda has been prepared by the Secretariat in close consultation with
the Chair and all Board members

- The Board is suggested to consider adopting the agenda

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Monday

9.00 – 10.00

Adoption of Agenda (Doc 1)

- The Board is invited to adopt the Agenda.

New Board Members

- The Board will be invited to welcome new members from the Private
Sector and possibly West and Central Africa (Doc 2).

Review of minutes of previous Board meetings (Doc 3a-c)

- The Board will be invited to adopt the minutes (Doc 3a and c) and take
note of the longer report from the first Board meeting (Doc 3b).

10.00 – 13.00

First round of proposals for funding

- The process for presentations, discussions and decision-making (to be
covered during the five sessions devoted to this agenda item) is suggested
as follows;

1. Presentation of Strategic Framework – the public health challenge – and
the position of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
(Doc9b,d&f)

2. First Round of Proposals – report from the Secretariat and the
Technical Review Panel (Doc 4b)

3. Policy issues – for discussion and decision (Doc 4c)

4. First Round of Proposals – decision on funding of proposals (Doc 4d)

5. Lessons learnt – conclusions for the next round of proposals (Doc 4b
and 9g)

- First session

10.45 – 11.15 Coffee
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch
14.30 – 16.30

Continued discussions and decisions on first round of proposals

- Second session

16.30 – 17.00 Coffee
17.00 – 19.00

Continued discussions and decisions on first round of proposals

- Third session

19.30 Reception hosted by Columbia University

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Tuesday

9.00 – 10.30

Continued discussions and decisions on first round of proposals

- Fourth session

12.00 – 13.00

Global Commitment to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Doc 5)

- The session will open with the UN Secretary General addressing the
Board, followed by an interactive session with
comments/statements/commitments from Board members representing the
various partners (UN, Private sector, NGOs and Governments representing
donor countries and those representing regions). They would have the
opportunity to reconfirm their commitment to the Global challenge related
to AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Doc 5).

- This session will take place at the UN building in New York

13.00 – 14.30 Lunch
(The UNSG will invite heads of board delegations for lunch at the UN.
Other members of Board delegations will have lunch at Columbia.)

15. 00 – 18.00

Continued discussions and decisions on first round of proposals

- Fifth session (if needed)

18.00 – 19.00 Buffet supper
19.00 – 22.00

Appointment of Executive Director (Doc 6).

- Report of the Recruitment Committee on candidates for the post of
Executive Director, followed by discussion and decision on the appointment
of the Executive Director .

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Wednesday

09.00-12.30

Trustee Agreement and Fiduciary arrangements

- Presentation on requirements and option for financial accountability at
the recipient level and fiduciary arrangements (Doc 9 h)

- Phase 1 Trustee Agreement for approval (Doc 7)

Monitoring, Evaluation and Results-based disbursement (Doc 8)

- Progress report from the working group and possible decisions by the
Board on initial reporting and monitoring requirements

Discussion on both the financial and programmatic accountability related
issues

- The Board will be invited to approve Phase 1 of the Trustee Agreement
and to endorse the directions laid out for Phase 2. The Board may also be
invited to decide on initial reporting and monitoring requirements for the
first round approved proposals.

10.30 -11.00 Coffee
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 –18.00

Business Plan and Budget (Doc 9 a-l)

- The Business plan will include both operating procedures,
organizational structure for the Secretariat, work plan and budget for the
next 18 months.

- Parts of the Business plan will be discussed under other agenda items,
the presentation and discussion is therefore, at this stage, suggested to
focus on:

* The structure and staffing of the permanent Secretariat
* Work plan and Budget for 2002-3
* Partnership with short presentation from STB and RBM

- The Board will be invited to approve the budget for the rest of 2002 as
well as the general structure of the permanent secretariat.

Quasi Intergovernmental Organization (Doc 10)

- A Memo will be presented that describes the process for establishing
the Fund as a Quasi-Intergovernmental organization.

- The Board will be invited to approve further steps to be taken towards
Quasi-Intergovernmental status for the Fund.

Administrative Services Agreement (Doc 11)

- The Agreement with WHO for Administrative Services including the Annex
will be presented.

- The Board will be invited to approve the Administrative Service
Agreement.

- Next Board meeting (Doc 12)

- The Board will be invited to decide on a date and venue for the next
Board meeting.

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