Editor’s note: By their very nature, audits tend to focus on what is not working well, and to devote much less space to what is working satisfactorily. This summary of the OIG audit in Ethiopia reflects that “bias.” At the end of April 2012, the Global Fund’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released the final report of an audit…

It has taken a long time since the Global Fund was established for civil society (CS) to gain enough influence at both global and country levels. Recent changes at the Fund’s Secretariat have, however, caused anxiety among civil society organisations (CSOs). They fear that dismantling the Fund’s CS Team will reduce the influence of CSOs at the country level in…

CSOs write to Jaramillo about their concerns The Global Fund will uphold its crucial relationship with civil society organisations (CSOs) even after the dismantling of the Civil Society (CS) Team at its Secretariat, the Director of Resource Mobilisation and Donor Relations, Christoph Benn, told GFO in a telephone interview. “Civil society engagement has made the Fund what it is today. We cannot…

Amount includes up to $616 million for the TFM Consultations will be held on how to invest the remaining $1 billion The Global Fund forecasts that $1.6 billion will be available for new grants for the period 2012-2014. The statement was made in a press release issued on the eve of the Board meeting that starts today in Geneva. In…