The UNAIDS Structured Funding Dialogue (SFD) will take place on November 15, 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland.
The structured funding dialogue aims to:
- Build momentum around opportunities, mutual commitments and accountability of the new Global AIDS Strategy and to position the Joint Programme to fully and effectively contribute to timely implementation of the strategy.
- Improve understanding of the vital role and funding situation of the Joint Programme, including resource allocation, prioritization and the cost of inaction or insufficient funding, in order to increase transparency and strengthen trust and mutual accountability.
- Make the case for adequate and predictable, yet flexible, funding for UNAIDS, preferably through multi-year agreements for core and non-core funding.
As an important part of the Joint Programme’s alignment with the QCPR, this structured funding dialogue complies with General Assembly resolution 71/243, which calls for periodic funding dialogues within the framework of UN system-wide funding and collaboration outlined in the funding compact.
The structured funding dialogue also responds to other important organizational imperatives for the Joint Programme. In recent years, UNAIDS donors have demanded greater transparency on the Joint Programme’s management and funding, as well as more regular and improved reporting on results and accountability. Having regular funding dialogues will help build continued donors’ trust and confidence in the value of their investments in UNAIDS, which in turn can aid the Joint Programme in improving the sustainability and predictability of its funding through multi-year funding agreements. Regular, structured funding dialogues also provide a platform for highlighting actions taken by the Joint Programme in response to issues raised by different evaluations.
The primary intention of structured funding dialogues for UN agencies is for donors, partners and stakeholders to assume full responsibility not only for deciding on the strategies and priorities of the UN system but also for ensuring that budgets are fully funded. At this stage in the life of the Joint Programme, predictable and sustainable funding is vital to accelerating momentum to achieve the strategic outcomes, targets and commitments outlined in the 2021 UN General Assembly Political Declaration and the PCB approved ambitious Global AIDS Strategy.
