GF/B05/DP15
Approved by the Board on: 06 June 2003
Legal Status Update
The Board:
1. Requests the Swiss authorities to examine, with the Federal Council, the possibility of granting privileges and immunities to the Global Fund and its different bodies in Switzerland, equivalent to those granted an international organization, through the conclusion of a headquarters agreement signed with Switzerland.
2. Asks the Secretariat to work closely with WHO to record key areas of concern and identify mutually agreed and tangible solutions to improve the functioning of the Administrative Services Agreement to ensure greater administrative efficiencies and independent authority for decisions and actions for the Global Fund.
3. Asks the Secretariat to continue to clarify the implications of moving to the status of an Intergovernmental Organization, including how to ensure a strong governance role for the private sector, NGOs and civil society that meets the Global Fund's commitment to the public-private partnership.