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Fund Dates

• Start Date: 1 January 2007
• End Date: 31 December 2014

JP Uganda Support for AIDS - Reports

• 2011 Annual Progress Report (NEW!)
• 2011 Source and Use of Funds Statement (NEW!)

Overview

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), International Labour Organisation (ILO), International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organisation (WHO) have established a Joint Programme in Uganda entitled the "Support for AIDS,” using a pass-through funding modality.

The Joint Programme of Support for AIDS’s main goal is aligned with the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) outcome 4: reduction of HIV incidence by 40% during the period of the National Strategic Plan (2007/2008 – 2011/2012), with a focus on addressing the social, cultural, and economic causes of vulnerability.

The Support for AIDS Joint Programme encompasses:

• Activities in up to 24 districts;
• A duration of 5 years, from 01 November 2007 to 31 December 2012;
• Partnerships Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development, Public Service, Ministry of Local Government, Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture, non-governmental organisations, and civil society organisations.

The Support for AIDS Joint Programme is administered by the Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTF Office) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in accordance with its financial regulations and rules.   

Assistance Strategy

The Support for AIDS Joint Programme unites the HIV/AIDS work of all UN organisations in Uganda under one framework. The Joint Programme is the operational plan for the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) strategy on HIV/AIDS. It outlines the collective influence and responsibility of all the UN organisations toward an accelerated, effective and accountable national HIV/AIDS response. The Joint Programme has one main outcome (UNDAF outcome 4): reduction of HIV incidence by 40% during the period of the National Strategic Plan (NSP; 2007/2008 – 2011/2012), with a focus on addressing the social, cultural, and economic causes of vulnerability.

The specific Joint Programme outcomes are:

• Outcome 4.1: HIV/AIDS response is mainstreamed and sustained across government with improved planning, programming, budgeting, coordination, systems integration and a stronger policy and legislative environment (which is human rights-based and gender sensitive).
• Outcome 4.2: Universal access to evidence-based, quality-assured HIV prevention services that lead to improved service uptake, sustained behaviour change, and a reduction in the number of new infections.
• Outcome 4.3: Quality of life of people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS improved and their vulnerability reduced.
• Outcome 4.4: Effective management of response to HIV/AIDS pandemic by all actors is being guided by creation and use of strategic information, and a comprehensive system of results-based measurement and surveillance.

The Support for AIDS Joint Programme contributes towards the achievement of Millennium Development Goal 6, to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases.

Governance

The Support for AIDS Joint Programme in Uganda is implemented jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), International Labour Organisation (ILO), International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organisation (WHO) using a pass-through funding modality. The programmatic and financial accountability rests with the Participating UN Organisations, which manage their respective components of the Joint Programme.

Core Management Group

The main objective of the Core Management Group is to facilitate effective implementation and coordination of the Support for AIDS Joint Programme. The Core Management Group consists of: The FAO, ILO, IOM, UNAIDS, UNDP, OHCHR, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNIFEM, UNODC, WFP, WHO. 

The UNAIDS is the lead agency. Five thematic working groups were established to provide technical advice and leadership on implementation of the Joint Programme. Various Participating UN Organisations are convenors of the thematic working groups. The thematic working groups are:

1. Mainstreaming and Rights (UNDP)
2. Multi-sector HIV Prevention and Education (UNFPA)
3. Treatment and Care (WHO)
4. Social Support (UNICEF)
5. Multi-sectoral, monitoring and evaluation, surveillance and strategic information (UNAIDS) 

Administrative Agent

The Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTF Office) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) serves as the Administrative Agent (AA) of the Support for AIDS Joint Programme. The AA is responsible for concluding Standard Administrative Arrangements (SAAs) with donors and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Participating UN Organisations.

Decision Making

The Core Management Group discusses and approves work plans and budgets as well as any substantive or financial issues pertaining to implementation of the Support for AIDS Joint Programme in Uganda. The members assume responsibility for performing joint monitoring of Support for AIDS Joint Programme activities. Decisions are made by consensus. Members provide regular feedback on its implementation and propose any necessary corrective actions to resolve problems, ensure accountability, and make recommendations.

The Administrative Agent [Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (MDTF Office) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)] for the Support for AIDS Joint Programme is responsible for the receipt, administration, and management of contributions from donors; disbursement of funds to the Participating UN Organisations; and consolidation of financial reports produced by each of the Participating UN Organisations and Participating Non-UN Organisations, and provision of these reports to the Core Management Group for onward submission to the donors.