The first session zoomed in on the WHO, UNAIDS, The Global Fund, GAVI, PDPs. SDC colleagues in charge of each MO will shortly brief us on each organization’s mandate, country presence, funding and governance priorities.
We also heard from SDC colleagues at HQ, in the field and in Geneva on Global / bilateral synergies, impact and challenges working with health Multilateral Organizations.
We explored the following key questions:
- What are the key Geneva-based multilateral health institutions?
- What is their mandate, working modalities at the country level?
- What are the Swiss main interests with health multilateral organizations?
- How does cooperation look like at the country level?
Session outline:
Brief introduction: “Effective multilateralism as a FDFA 2022 priority”
Warm-up by Pierre Alexandre Strauss, Counselor at the Swiss Mission to the UN: Geneva as the global health capital - what is coming up?
Part 1: Presentation of Geneva-based multilateral health organizations: the World Health Organization (WHO), UNAIDS, The Global Fund, the Global Alliance for Vaccine (GAVI).
- Sophie Delessert, programme manager Health multilateral organizations, Bern.
- Simone Heri-Terrence, programme manager UNAIDS, SRHR & gender, Bern.
Part 2: Panel discussion on Global / bilateral synergies; impact and challenges working with Health Multilateral Organizations.
Participants:
- Marc de Santis (Head of Cooperation, Great Lakes region),
- Chantal Nicod (Regional health advisor, Tirana),
- Liliane Tarnutzer (Multilateral Network lead and Focal Point, Bern),
- Pierre Alexandre Strauss (Counselor, Swiss Mission to the UN, Geneva).