Board Decisions

GF/B11/DP18

Approved by the Board on: 29 September 2005

Partnership Forum

The Board:

Calls for the 2nd Global Partnership Forum to be held before the end of July 2006;
Requests the Policy and Strategy Committee to establish a Partnership Forum Steering Committee under the leadership of Dr. Brian Brink to work with the Policy and Strategy Committee and Secretariat on the preparation of the Partnership Forum; Dr. Brink is accepting nominations from representatives of Board constituencies that are interested in serving on the steering committee, which is expected to have 6-8 members;
Asks the Secretariat to explore suitable dates and locations for the 2nd Partnership Forum for review and decision by the Policy and Strategy Committee as soon as possible;
Requests that the Steering Committee conduct an evaluation of the Partnership Forum to assess the effectiveness of this forum, including the budgetary implications, to suggest options for improving it, or alternatives for achieving similar objectives through other means;
Requests the Steering Committee, through the Policy and Strategy Committee, to provide an update on progress at the Twelfth Board Meeting.

Budgetary Implications

The budgetarv implications of this decision are approximately USD 500,000.