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Background Report for UNAIDS Leadership TransitionWorking Group

DraftOctober 2008

By: Devi Sridhar, Danielle Kuczynski and Kristie Latulippe

Questions and Comments should be directed to:

Devi SridharSenior Researcher, Global Economic Governance ProgrammeDevi.sridhar@politics.ox.ac.uk Danielle KuczynskiProgram Coordinator, Center for Global Developmentdkuczynski@cgdev.org

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Acronyms

AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeCCM Country Coordinating Mechanism for the GFATMCCO Committee of Cosponsoring Organizations of UNAIDSCPA Country Program Advisor (UNAIDS)CRIS Country Response Information SystemECOSOC Economic and Social Council of the United NationsGFATM Global Fund for AIDS, TB, and MalariaGPA WHO Global Programme on AIDSHIV Human Immunodeficiency VirusILO International Labor OrganizationIWP Integrated UN WorkplanPAF Programme Acceleration FundPCB Programme Coordinating Board of UNAIDSPLWHA People Living with HIV/AIDSRC UN Resident CoordinatorROE UNAIDS Response to the Official EvaluationUBW Unified Budget and Workplan of UNAIDSUN United NationsUNAIDS United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDSUNDAF United Nations Development Assistance FrameworkUNDP United Nations Development ProgrammeUNESCO United Nations, Educational, Cultural and Scientific OrganizationUNFPA United Nations Population FundUNGASS United Nations General Assembly Special SessionUNHCR United Nations Refugee AgencyUNICEF

United Nations Children’s Fund

UN-ISP UN Country Team Implementation Support Plan to the NationalResponseUNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeUNSSP Five-Year UN System Strategic PlanWHO World Health OrganizationWFP World Food Programme

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Table of Contents

Introduction 4II.

Key Contributions of UNAIDS 6III.

Challenges: Past and Present 10IV.

The Future of UNAIDS 15V.

Moving the Debate Forward 18Appendix A: List of interviewees iAppendix B: Organizational summary ii Appendix C: UNAIDS- Official evaluation & official response summaries vAppendix D: