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A01. Secretary General�s Letter Directing Resident Coordinators to Establish a Joint United Nations Team on AIDS with One Joint Programme of Support

(Secretary General Kofi A. Annan, 12 December 2005)

This letter, dated 12 December 2005, directs Resident Coordinators to establish Joint UN Teams on AIDS with a Joint UN HIV/AIDS Programme of Support.

A02. Letter from the Deputy Executive Director (Programme) of UNFPA to UNFPA Representatives and Country Directors.

(Kunio Waki, Deputy Executive Director, Programme, UNFPA, 6 February 2006)

This memo from UNFPA Deputy Executive Director, Programme, dated 6 February 2006, provides an overview of important country, regional and global processes underway and provides guidance and direction for UNFPA support for ensuring country level results around priorities on HIV and AIDS. It includes detailed recommendations re the participation of UNFPA in Joint UN Teams on AIDS.

A03. Letter from the Regional Director for WHO-AFRO and UNAIDS Executive Director to WHO Representatives and UNAIDS Country Coordinators.

(Dr Luis G. Sambo, WHO Regional Director for Africa and Dr Peter Piot, UNAIDS Executive Director, 16 January 2006)

This joint letter dated 5 December 2005 recommends to WHO Representatives and UNAIDS Country Coordinators to work collaboratively to implement the recommendations of the Global Task Team, especially the call for joint country programming and joint country teams on AIDS.

A04. Guidance Note on Joint Programming

(UNDG, 19 December 2003)

This guidance note provides 1) Rationale for joint programming; 2) Definition and steps of joint programming; 3) Definition of joint programmes/projects; 4) How to develop and manage a joint programme; and 5) Fund management options for joint programmes.

A05. Joint UN Teams on AIDS Guidance Paper � Cover Letter.

(Mr. Kermal Dervis, Chair UNDG, and Dr. Peter Piot, Executive Director UNAIDS, 19 May 2006)

This letter stresses the urgency of establishing Joint UN Teams with a Joint Programme of Support on AIDS and introduces the UNDG Guidance Paper (see A06 below).

A06. Guidance Paper: Proposed Working Mechanisms for Joint UN Teams on AIDS at Country Level.

(UNDG, 19 May 2006)

This paper is intended to guide UN Country Teams in the establishment of Joint Teams. It includes information relating to the background, strategies and tools that can be used to harness the potential of the UN Country Team to support the national AIDS response and outlines a set of desirable �common denominators� or principles, that should be present within Joint UN Teams on AIDS.

A07. Second Guidance Paper � Joint UN Programmes and Teams AIDS: Practical guidelines on implementing effective and sustainable joint teams and programmes of support.

(UNAIDS, November 2007)

This second guidance paper does not aim to repeat contents of the first guidance paper (see A06) or the UNDG Guidance Note on Joint Programming (see A04). Its main purpose is to clarify aspects of the first guidance paper that were ambiguous or presented challenges, especially in the following four areas: (1) definition of joint programmes and teams; (2) delegating and empowering leadership to establish and sustain joint teams; (3) limited human and financial capacity of existing staff and partners, and (4) cooperation among UN agencies, especially moving from �project� to �programme planning.

A08. The Joint United Nations Team on AIDS with One Joint HIV/AIDS Programme of Support: A new challenge for the UN System.

(UNAIDS RST ESA, May 2006)

This presentation, to be used by UCCs, is intended for UNCTs and Theme Groups on HIV and AIDS, as an overview of and introduction to the Joint Teams with a Joint Programme of Support on AIDS. It explains the context of the Joint Teams and Programme and outlines the composition, roles and responsibility of the team.

A09. The UN in a Changing World: Update on UN Reform.

(UNDG, March 2007)

This presentation provides an update on progress of UN reform and background to discuss the comparative advantage of the UN Country Team in moving the reform forward.

A010. Global Task Team on Improving AIDS Coordination among Multilateral Institutions and International Donors � Final Report

(GTT, 14 June 2005)

The Global Task Team on Improving AIDS Coordination among Multilateral Institutions and International Donors (GTT) was established in 2005 following a series of UNAIDS-led meetings which discussed the Three Ones in action, based on the commitment to harmonising and aligning responses and systems arising from the Paris Declaration on AID Effectiveness. The Report made a series of recommendation for how donor support to AIDS could be strengthened and improved.

A011. GTT Independent Assessment Report.

(HLSP, Kathy Attawell, Clare Dickinson, 11 May 2007)

This report assesses progress with implementation of the Global Task Team (GTT) recommendations in two key areas: technical support provision to the national AIDS response as brokered by the UN system; and harmonisation and alignment of international partners.