AFR/RC63/11 5 September 2013
REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR AFRICA Sixty-third session Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, 2–6 September 2013 Agenda item 17
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WHO PROGRAMME BUDGET 2014–2015: ORIENTATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN THE AFRICAN REGION AND INFORMATION ON THE FINANCING DIALOGUE
Report of the Secretariat EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. The WHO Programme Budget for the biennium 2014–2015 is the first in the twelfth General Programme of Work 2014–2019. It is also the first Programme Budget that is implementing the programmatic aspects of the WHO Reforms. 2. The document outlines priorities and budget distribution and presents guiding principles for implementing the Programme Budget 2014–2015 in the African Region. The budget has been distributed per category, programme area and level, i.e. in country offices and the Regional Office, with detailed description per country. 3. The World Health Assembly has adopted the overall WHO Programme Budget for the biennium 2014–2015 totalling US$ 3 977 000 000. The African Region has been allocated a 28% share or US$ 1 120 000 000 which represents a slight increase of 2.5% over the initial budget for the 2012–2013 biennium. 4. However, distribution of the Budget across priority programmes shows an imbalance due to a large concentration in emergencies and polio and under-budgeting in other key regional priorities and in programmes related to the Millennium Development Goals. Thus, Member States and the Secretariat need to intensify resource mobilization to better fund all priorities and compensate for limitations in the Budget. 5. The Regional Committee is requested to note and provide further guidance on implementation of the Programme Budget 2014–2015 adopted by the Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly.
CONTENTS Page I. WHO PROGRAMME BUDGET 2014–2015: ORIENTATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN THE AFRICAN REGION ............................................................. 1–8 Paragraphs INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 1–3 PRIORITIES ................................................................................................................................ 4–8 LESSONS LEARNT ................................................................................................................. 9–13 PROGRAMME BUDGET 2014–2015 .................................................................................... 14–20 GUIDING PRINCIPLES ............................................................................................................... 21 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ....................................................................................... 22–23 CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................ 24–25 Page Tables 1. WHO global budget by category of work and regional office, PB 2014 –2015 (US$ 000) ......... 6 2. Budget allocations to the African Region, breakdown for Regional Office and country offices by category of work, PB 2014–2015 (US$ 000)................................................. 6 3. Budget allocations to the African Region, breakdown for Regional Office and country offices by category of work and programme areas, PB 2014–2015 (US$ 000)........................... 7 4. Budget allocations to country office budget centres in the African Region, PB 2014–2015 (US$ 000) ............................................................................................................ 8 II. INFORMATION ON THE FINANCING DIALOGUE ..................................................... 9–11
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I. WHO PROGRAMME BUDGET 2014–2015: ORIENTATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN THE AFRICAN REGION INTRODUCTION 1. The WHO Programme Budget 2014–2015 is the first to be developed in line with decisions on WHO Reforms and the first of the three biennial programme budgets to be formulated within the period covered by the twelfth General Programme of Work (GPW) 2014 –2019.1 The development and subsequent implementation of Programme Budget 2014 –2015 are essential means of advancing the WHO Reform process. It has been structured along six category and programme areas, shifting from the strategic objectives and organization-wide expected results structure of previous Programme Budgets. It also provides a new framework for financial resources and expenditures with more flexibility expected in the funding of the Organization. In addition to being the primary tool for technical programming, it is the main instrument for accountability and transparency as well as for financing and resource mobilization. 2. Following the recommendation from the one-hundred-thirty-second session of the Executive Board, the Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly adopted Resolution WHA66.2 in May 2013. The resolution allows WHO offices at all levels to formulate workplans for the biennium 2014–2015 based on country needs and regional priorities. 3. This document outlines health priorities and the budget distribution to countries and to the Regional Office. It also proposes guiding principles and shared responsibilities between Member States and the WHO Secretariat for implementation of the Programme Budget during the biennium 2014–2015 in the African Region. PRIORITIES 4. Under the WHO Reforms, Member States established clear criteria for defining the new set of six leadership priorities for the period 2014–2019 as described in the twelfth General Programme of Work (GPW). The priorities represent key areas in which WHO seeks to play a significant leading role in global health. They are (a) advancing universal health coverage; (b) addressing unfinished and future challenges of the health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); (c) addressing the challenges of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs); (d) implementing the provisions of the International Health Regulations (2005); (e) increasing access to essential, high-quality and affordable medical products; and (f) addressing the social, economic and environmental determinants of health. 5. The leadership priorities do not attempt to represent the totality of WHO work. However, they represent the most important contribution that WHO will make to global health over the period of the twelfth GPW. These global priorities have been presented in six categories of work which constitute the framework of the Programme Budget 2014–2015. 6. At regional level, Member States have endorsed the regional priorities set out in the document on Strategic Directions for the WHO African Region2 to sustain achievements and to tackle current, emerging and re-emerging priorities. The document emphasizes six priority areas based on the core functions of the Organization; they are action-oriented and aim at improving health outcomes in the Region. The priority areas are (a) continued focus on WHO leadership in 1
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WHO, Not merely the absence of disease: twelfth WHO General Programme of Work 2014 –2019, Geneva, World Health Organization, 2013. WHO, Achieving sustainable health development in the African Region: strategic directions for WHO, 2010 –2015, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, 2010.
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the provision of normative and policy guidance as well as strengthening partnerships and harmonization; (b) strengthening of health systems based on the primary health care approach; (c) putting the health of mothers and children first; (d) accelerated actions on HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis; (e) intensifying the prevention and control of communicable and noncommunicable diseases; and (f) accelerating response to the determinants of health. 7. At country level, priorities have been defined for each specific country in the WHO country cooperation strategy (CCS) documents.3 The analysis of these documents has shown that in the Region the focus has been placed on the following priorities: health policies and systems; fighting against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria; enhancing response to disease outbreaks and emergencies including man-made and natural disasters; improving maternal and child health; combating neglected diseases; controlling common risk factors for noncommunicable diseases; and promoting the scaling up of proven, cost-effective health interventions. 8. Overall, priorities defined at global and regional levels are well-aligned and are addressing the main country needs. The Programme Budget 2014–2015 and subsequent operational plans offer opportunities to plan for operationalizing the implementation of relevant interventions to address the priorities. LESSONS LEARNT 9. Various lessons have been already learnt during the implementation of the Programme Budget 2012–2013. Such lessons are described below and can be applied to improve the implementation of PB 2014–2015. 10. The global financial crisis, which is still affecting the volume of resources available to WHO, has prompted the WHO Regional Office for Africa to introduce efficiency measures to generate savings and compensate for some budget shortfalls. The lesson learnt is that cost containment measures are feasible and effective; they need to be pursued and applied at country and regional levels. 11. An operational planning process based on unpredictable resources has resulted in limited deliverables and achievements as well as unrealistic implementation plans. The financing dialogue with partners in the context of WHO Reforms intends to create a more realistic budget, improve budget credibility and reduce the high degree of uncertainty of voluntary contributions. This would result in more effective programme operational planning and implementation. 12. The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness,4 Accra Agenda for Action5 and Harmonization for Health in Africa (HHA) 6 offered opportunities for mobilizing additional resources. In the African Region, WHO has learnt the importance of pursuing efforts to strengthen partnerships which represent new opportunities for leveraging technical and financial resources for effective implementation of the Programme Budget. Building on this experience, new strategic alliances need to be forged and existing partnerships strengthened for synergistic action including with the African Union, regional economic communities (RECs) and global health initiatives (GHIs).
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WHO, WHO country cooperation strategies: global analysis 2012, Geneva, World Health Organization, 2012. Paris Declaration on aid effectiveness; ownership, harmonization, alignment, results and mutual accountability, High Level Forum, Paris, 28 February–2 March 2005. Accra Agenda for Action, High Level Forum, Accra, Ghana, 2 –4 September 2008. WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNAIDS, African Development Bank and World Bank, Harmonization for Health in Africa (HHA): an action framework, 2007.
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13. Article 50 of the WHO Constitution allows Member States to allocate additional funding to the Region. On this basis, the African Public Health Emergency Fund (APHEF) has been created as an innovative mechanism to fill funding gaps in the African Region. Member States should contribute to APHEF and similar mechanisms; both WHO and Member States should intensify advocacy to mobilize more resources. PROGRAMME BUDGET 2014–2015 14. The Programme Budget 2014–2015 presents a detailed description of what will be done to realize the health vision of the twelfth GPW. It is the primary instrument expressing the full scope of the work of the Organization and identifies roles, responsibilities and budget allocations. The document is structured around six categories of work and related programme areas. 15. Five categories focus on the technical aspects of WHO work, namely: (a) communicable diseases; (b) noncommunicable diseases; (c) promoting health through the life-course; (d) health systems; and (e) preparedness, surveillance and response. The sixth category, corporate services and enabling functions, ensures the proper functioning of the Secretariat and the delivery of technical programmes. 16. The budget allocation for 2014–2015 is based on budget implementation during the 2010– 2011 biennium; PB allocations for 2012–2013; projection of income expected in 2014–2015; and disease burden. The budget allocated to the African Region for 2014 –2015 amounts to US$ 1 120 000 000 (Table 1). This budget represents 28% of the overall WHO budget, the same proportion as for the biennium 2012–2013. However, this budget is made up of 40% (US$ 447 887 000) for emergencies (mainly polio eradication) and 60% (US$ 672 113 000) for non-emergency programmes. 17. The distribution of the budget of the Programme Budget 2014-2015 across the six categories compared with the Programme Budget 2012-2013 is as follows: Changes in budget allocation % of change per Category
Category
Approved PB 2014-2015
% per Category
Approved PB 2012-2013
% per Category
1 2 3 4 5 6 Total
(a) 266 700 000 56 500 000 92 000 000 71 300 000 503 000 000 130 500 000 1 120 000 000
(b) 24% 5% 8% 6% 45% 12% 100%
(c) 276 609 000 24 992 500 120 834 000 97 614 000 450 801 500 122 215 000 1 093 066 000
(d) 25% 2% 11% 9% 41% 11% 100%
(e)=(a-c) -9 909 000 31 507 500 -28 834 000 -26 314 000 52 198 500 8 285 000 26 934 000
(f)=(e/c) -3.6% 126.1% -23.9% -27.0% 11.6% 6.8% 2.5%
18. This distribution presents an unbalanced budget across the six categories with a significant allocation for preparedness, surveillance and response due to polio. The share of the total 2014 – 2015 budget allocated to polio eradication is 36% (US$ 408.25 million); 93% (US$ 379.67million) of the polio eradication budget is allocated to countries where polio is still a problem (Table 3). 19. The overall ratio of allocations between the Regional Office and country offices is 25%:75% (US$ 276.5 million: US$ 844.2 million) (Table 2). The 25% allocated to the Regional
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Office includes allocations to the Intercountry Support Teams (ISTs) to be spent mainly in direct support to countries. Details of budget allocations to countries, including South Sudan which has recently moved from the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region to the WHO African Region, are provided in Table 4. 20. Despite the high level of priority accorded to health systems which seek to achieve overall health improvement, the related Category 4 has been allocated a low proportion of the budget. Therefore, during the implementation of the Programme Budget, Member States and the Secretariat should consider using some proportion of the resources allocated to the other Categories to increase the funding of health systems activities. In addition, there is need to explore new opportunities for leveraging resources of Global Health Initiatives to strengthen national health systems. GUIDING PRINCIPLES 21. Implementation of the Programme Budget will be guided by the following principles: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) results-based management approach; decentralization policy through CCSs and more supportive role of ISTs in WHO country operations; accountability of both Member States and the Secretariat vis-à-vis the WHO governing bodies; strengthening of partnerships for health in the Region; integration of WHO action across the three levels of the Organization and across priority programmes; continuity throughout the biennium; adapting changes introduced by WHO Reforms on new programmatic categories and priorities.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 22. Countries are expected to implement activities as agreed in the Programme Budget in line with their national health plans, Country Cooperation Strategies and the WHO twelfth General Programme of Work 2014–2019. In order to mitigate the influence of the global financial crisis, Member States are requested to advocate for a clear collective commitment to ensure adequate funding for the effective implementation of the Programme Budget to address key priorities through new and innovative financial mechanisms such as the African Public Health Emergency Fund. 23. WHO should engage in the development of realistic operational plans and more discipline in implementing the Programme Budget. Focus should be on support to countries and increased advocacy and resource mobilization to fund the PB. The decentralization policy should facilitate greater alignment of WHO country office workplans with ministry of health plans and increase WHO contributions to national health outcomes and impact.
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CONCLUSION 24. For the biennium 2014-2015, the African Region has been allocated an overall budget of US$ 1 120 000 000; this is a slight increase over Programme Budget 2012-2013. However, distribution across priority programmes shows an imbalance due to a significant concentration in emergencies and polio programmes leaving other key regional priorities and others related to the MDGs under-budgeted; these include health systems; maternal, newborn and child health; health promotion; and primary prevention including NCDs. Thus, Member States and the Secretariat need to intensify efforts for resource mobilization to better fund regional priorities. 25. The Regional Committee is invited to note and adopt the proposed orientations for implementation of the Programme Budget 2014-2015 in the African Region.
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Table 1: WHO global budget by category of work and Regional Office, PB 2014-2015 (US$ 000) Category 1 2 3 4 5 Communicable diseases Noncommunicable diseases Promoting health through the lifecourse Health systems Preparedness, surveillance and response Corporate services and enabling functions Sub-total (excluding Emergencies) % of global budget Emergencies (Category 5) Total (including Emergencies) % of global budget AFRO 266 724 56 536 91 986 71 510 55 023 AMRO 19 433 21 701 32 156 30 775 16 189 SEARO 107 313 21 770 23 593 44 874 16 922 EURO 32 405 32 796 40 189 55 974 13 654 EMRO 89 786 23 573 23 034 41 668 16 839 WPRO 71 592 41 981 21 563 56 177 29 491 HQ 255 186 119 479 156 073 242 151 138 482 Total 842 439 317 836 388 594 543 129 286 600
6
130 334
44 612
50 943
46 004
73 360
42 294
282 371
669 919
672 113 22% 447 887 1 120 000 28%
164 866 5% 11 134 176 000 4%
265 415 9% 74 585 340 000 9%
221 022 7% 8978 230 000 6%
268 260 9% 291 739 560 000 14%
263 098 9% 6901 270 000 7%
1 193 742 39% 87 258 1 281 000 32%
3 048 517 100% 928 483 3 977 000 100%
Table 2: Budget allocations to the African Region, breakdown for Regional Office and country offices by category of work, PB 2014-2015 (US$ 000) Category 1 2 3 4 5 6 Communicable diseases Noncommunicable diseases Promoting health through the life-course Health systems Preparedness, surveillance and response Corporate services and enabling functions TOTAL % RO vs COs Regional Office 69 583 23 218 31 108 31 805 53 508 67 301 276 523 25% Country offices 197 141 34 117 60 878 39 705 449 402 63 033 844 276 75% Total 266 724 56 536 91 986 71 510 502 910 130 334 1 120 000 100% % Shared 24% 5% 8% 6% 45% 12% 100%
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Table 3: Budget allocations to the African Region, breakdown for Regional Office and Country Offices by Category of work and Programme Areas PB 2014-2015 (US$ 000) Categories and Programme Areas Category 1: Communicable diseases 1 1.01 HIV/AIDS 1.02 Malaria 1.03 Tuberculosis 1.04 Neglected tropical diseases 1.05 Vaccine-preventable diseases Category 2: Noncommunicable diseases 2 2.01 Noncommunicable diseases 2.02 Mental health 2.03 Violence and injuries 2.04 Disabilities and rehabilitation 2.05 Nutrition Category 3: Promoting health through life-course Reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and 3 3.01 adolescent health 3.02 Healthy ageing 3.03 Gender, equity and human rights mainstreaming 3.04 Health and the environment 3.05 Social determinants of health Category 4: Health systems 4 4.01 National health policies, strategies, and plans 4.02 Integrated people-centred services Access to medical products and strengthening 4.03 regulatory capacity 4.04 Health system information and evidence Category 5: Preparedness, surveillance and response 5 5.01 Alert and response capacities 5.02 Epidemic and pandemic-prone diseases 5.03 Emergency risk and crisis management 5.04 Food safety 5.05 Polio eradication 5.06 Outbreak and crisis response Category 6: Corporate services and enabling functions 6 6.01 Leadership and governance 6.02 Transparency, accountability and risk management Strategic planning, resource coordination and 6.03 reporting 6.04 Management and administration 6.05 Strategic Communication Grand Total % share Total 266 700 000 45 900 000 16 899 000 21 300 000 19 399 000 163 202 000 56 500 000 48 000 000 2 300 000 1 400 000 900 000 3 900 000 92 000 000 68 899 000 700 000 2 301 000 7 300 000 12 800 000 71 300 000 15 200 000 30 000 000 11 600 000 14 500 000 503 000 000 8 400 000 4 800 000 37 700 000 4 600 000 408 200 000 39 300 000 130 500 000 47 500 000 7 300 000 5 200 000 65 200 000 5 300 000 1 120 000 000 100% Regional Office 69 600 000 15 600 000 3 800 000 5 000 000 6 000 000 39 200 000 23 300 000 19 200 000 1 600 000 500 000 800 000 1 200 000 31 100 000 20 000 000 600 000 1 600 000 2 900 000 6 000 000 31 800 000 6 100 000 13 500 000 4 900 000 7 300 000 53 400 000 4 100 000 2 300 000 7 700 000 3 200 000 28 400 000 7 700 000 66 900 000 14 500 000 7 300 000 5 200 000 34 600 000 5 300 000 276 100 000 25% Country Offices 197 100 000 30 300 000 13 099 000 16 300 000 13 399 000 124 002 000 33 200 000 28 800 000 700 000 900 000 100 000 2 700 000 60 900 000 48 899 000 100 000 701 000 4 400 000 6 800 000 39 500 000 9 100 000 16 500 000 6 700 000 7 200 000 449 600 000 4 300 000 2 500 000 30 000 000 1 400 000 379 800 000 31 600 000 63 600 000 33 000 000 0 0 30 600 000 0 843 900 000 75%
AFR/RC63/11 Page 8 Table 4: Budget allocation to country budget centres in the African Region PB 2014-2015 (US$ 000) COUNTRIES Country Ceiling Withholding for Reserves: -5 % for Cat 1 to 5; excluded Cat 6 = 0% Net for workplans Country / Budget Centre Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Democratic Republic of Congo Côte d'Ivoire Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Reunion Rwanda Saint Helena Sao Tome and Principle Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone South Africa South Sudan Swaziland Tanzania - United Republic Togo Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe TOTAL TOTAL 843 900 000 38 961 000 804 939 000 2 935 000 36 989 000 9 915 000 3 668 000 15 293 000 8 734 000 11 597 000 3 688 000 9 080 000 26 210 000 4 213 000 6 628 000 60 961 000 17 017 000 3 854 000 8 189 000 41 942 000 4 310 000 5 719 000 13 376 000 10 841 000 3 668 000 28 247 000 5 251 000 9 662 000 16 822 000 13 254 000 11 702 000 6 473 000 2 368 000 13 854 000 4 423 000 17 917 000 194 606 000 223 000 10 029 000 143 000 2 740 000 10 478 000 2 129 000 14 768 000 10 742 000 28 198 000 6 619 000 30 636 000 5 966 000 15 992 000 13 975 000 18 895 000 804 939 000
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49
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II. INFORMATION ON THE FINANCING DIALOGUE 1. In response to World Health Assembly Decision WHA66(8), the Director-General on 24 June convened the Launch of WHO’s Financing Dialogue. Two hundred and fifty-six participants from 87 Member States, six other United Nations agencies and 14 non-State partner organizations, participated in the meeting in person or via webcast. 2. The meeting was chaired by Dr Dirk Cuypers, Chairman of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board. The meeting started with general statements by participants, followed by dedicated sessions on programme, budget and financing aspects and next steps. Ms Maria Luisa Escorel de Moraes of Brazil, Mr Saud Faisal Alsaati of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Dr Anders Nordstrom of Sweden moderated the sessions. Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab, Director, WHO Regional Office for Europe and Dr Mohammed Jama, Assistant DirectorGeneral, General Management introduced the topics on behalf of the Secretariat. 3. The Financing Dialogue seeks to facilitate a dialogue both with and among Member States and other funders and is underpinned by the following key principles: 3.1 Alignment: Member States and other funders to commit to allocating funding in a way that is fully aligned with the approved Programme Budget. Predictability & Flexibility: Member States and other funders to commit to striving for increased predictability and flexibility of their funding. Transparency: Member States and other funders to commit to making public their funding allocations (firm pledges as well as provisional figures), to allow for a shared understanding of available income against budget category, programme and major office.
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4. The participants re-emphasized the unique role of WHO in advancing the global health agenda and the need for WHO to have the necessary capacity, skills, competencies and the financial resources to pursue its work plan as articulated in the Programme Budget 2014-2015. 5. The decision to embark upon the Financing Dialogue was strongly supported by meeting participants, with several noting that it will facilitate their future funding decisions. There was a broad acknowledgement that it will be a learning process and there were invitations by Member States and other funders to continue the dialogue and exchange of views. Participants were invited to provide feedback on the meeting via an on-line survey and this feedback will help to inform both the work that will take place over the next six months and the design of follow-up meeting to be held in November.
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The meeting resulted in specific commitments on the following: 6.1. Alignment: The commitment to respect the priorities set by the World Health Assembly was strongly re-affirmed, with participants who expect to continue to provide funds that are earmarked for a particular location, programme or category, committing that this earmarking would be aligned to the priorities agreed by Member States and presented in the Programme Budget. WHO shall not take on the implementation of projects which are not in line with the priorities in the Programme Budget. Predictability: The value in Member States and other funders increasing the predictability of their funding, for, by example, making public in advance their provisional commitments and moving toward multi-year commitments was noted, though several participants highlighted internal constraints that would prevent them from doing so. A number of Member States provided general indications of the amount and shape of their funding for 2014-15 and committed to confirming their contributions by November. Others committed to be ready to share at least indicative information by November. Flexibility: Several Member States and other funders expressed their commitment to increase the flexibility of their funding, for example by moving the level of earmarking from project to programme level, or from programme level to category level. Some participants encouraged the Secretariat to explore incentives for contributors to provide more flexible funding. Broadening the contributors base: Ten contributors provide more than 60% of WHO ’s funding, with the top 20 donor s providing more than 80% of WHO’s funding. The vulnerability inherent in this situation was highlighted and the importance of broadening the donor base, in the first instance among Member States, was underscored. One Member State announced that it had provided a supplement to assessed contributions on a voluntary basis. Transparency: Meeting participants endorsed a prototype of a web portal WHO is developing in response to Member State calls for increased transparency and accountability around WHO financing. The portal will provide access to real-time results and programmatic, budgetary and financial and monitoring information. It could also allow for tracking of pipeline funding. It was widely acknowledged that the web portal will be a key tool in supporting the Finance Dialogue principles and it was noted that the portal would also help facilitate policy coherence within Member States. Continuing the discussion: The discussion shall continue at the Regional Committees, to allow full understanding of this work so that member states can fulfill their responsibility also for the financing of the organization. It was also suggested that a specific discussion, complementary to bilateral discussions, should take place with partners providing core voluntary contributions.
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7. In her closing remarks the Director-General paid tribute to Member States for the constructive dialogue, and their commitment to the principles of alignment, transparency, predictability, flexibility and broadening of the contributors base. Based on feedback received during the course of the meeting, she highlighted several actions the Secretariat will be taking that will feed into planning for the follow-up Financing Dialogue meeting in November.
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The web portal will be further developed based on feedback received, with the goal of having it operational in October. There was recognition that this would remain a work in progress for some time, including relating to the level of access to/openness of the web portal. Operational planning, a bottom-up process reflecting country-level priorities, is underway. It will establish costed outputs to complement the higher level information provided at the meeting. WHO will conduct bilateral follow-up with Member States and other funders as requested, to assist in funding decisions and will work with Member States and other funders to share this information ahead of the November meeting. The report of this meeting will be provided to Regional Committees and a synthesis of the Regional Committee discussions will be made available ahead of the November meeting. WHO will respond to Member State calls for a more coordinated approach to resource mobilization and income planning across all levels of the Organization as well as a plan for the work beyond November. WHO will work to broaden the contributors base, starting with Member States, and will continue to explore additional opportunities to increase income, including through “voluntary” assessed contributions, as has been suggested by some Member States. At the November meeting of the financing dialogue, the Director-General will give an indication of the strategic use of assessed contributions to ensure core programs are operational.
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