Bernard Rivers
Positions of the Five Candidates
Bernard Rivers
FEWER ROUND 5 PROPOSALS THAN EXPECTED ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL
The Technical Review Panel (TRP) has completed its assessment of Round 5 proposals, and, according to the Global Fund Secretariat, has recommended proposals for board approval that will cost $726 million over the first two years. This is about three-quarters of the $1,000 million cost that was originally projected. The list of which particular proposals have been recommended for approval…
OVER 300 ORGANIZATIONS SIGN INTERNATIONAL APPEAL FOR GLOBAL FUND FINANCING
Over 300 organizations in 67 countries have signed the International Appeal for Full Funding of the Global Fund. This Appeal was launched two weeks ago by the three NGO board members of the Global Fund, backed by a coalition of NGOs in Europe, North America and Japan. The board members explained that donor governments, at their Replenishment Meeting to be…
The First Fifty "Phase 2 Renewals"
The Global Fund has made its fiftieth decision regarding whether to approve a grant for extension beyond the first two years, known as “Phase 2 Renewal.” For the first time, the Fund is now making public each Grant Scorecard, which contains the originally-confidential evaluation that the Secretariat submitted to the Board when making its recommendations regarding Phase 2. [For details,…
