Transparency and Accountability Policy

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Transparency and Accountability Policy
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Outline

• Overview of the project
• Policy landscape, trade-offs and options
• Project timeline

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Overview

• Resources are envisioned to be more frequently
  distributed in cash form and targeted directly to
  systems issues and to fragile states
• Retain original principles
• Aid effectiveness (Paris Declaration, High Level
  Forum on Health MDGs)
• Performance Focus
• Transparency and Accountability
• Challenge is to develop policy and implementation
  guidelines that achieve transparency and
  accountability for use of GAVI funds yet in a
  manner that is coherent with consistent
  development of best policy practice

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Overview Using Country Systems for
Accountability
Fund and Alliance Boards
Independent Review Committee
GAVI Alliance Secretariat
Government financial reporting and audit in APR
DQAs
Same systems
Partner government / HSCC / ISS
Government financial reporting and audit
National oversight structures (partners,
legislatures, citizens, civil society)
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Policy Landscape Best-Practice in Sector Support
integrates Fiduciary and Developmental Objectives
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Policy Landscape Balancing Fiduciary and
Developmental Objectives
Use and strengthening of country systems
HSS
ISS
NVS
Fiduciary assurance over own resource use
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Policy Landscape Transparency and Accountability
Policy Choices1. Risk Assessment
Use and strengthening of country systems
HSS

• Risk review framework to guide modality and
  approach to assurance?
• GAVI-specific or using existing donor
  assessments?

Fiduciary assurance over own resources
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Policy Landscape Transparency and Accountability
Policy Choices2. Risk Management
Use and strengthening of country systems
HSS

• How pro-active in using country systems,
  particularly where financial management capacity
  is weak?
• Balance between capacity-building, additional
  financial scrutiny and resource safeguards?

Fiduciary assurance over own resources
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Policy Landscape Transparency and Accountability
Policy Choices3. Monitoring of Performance and
Risk
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Policy Landscape Transparency and Accountability
Policy Choices4. Responding to Non Compliance
HSS
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Project Milestones
Joint Boards meeting
Review of donor practice
Policy options analysis
Audit and Finance Committee
Consultations with Boards, management and partners
Country consultations
Fund Executive Committee
Joint Boards meeting
Proposed approach recommended