Governance & Policies

A series of texts and rules form the backbone of the work carried out by the Global Fund. These include policies regarding the governance of the Global Fund and policies relating to how countries design and deliver programs. Core policies and regulations, terms of reference and other guidelines are available here for download.

Governance and Institutional Documents

• Amended and Restated Policy on Restricted Financial Contributions
  download in English Amended and Restated Policy on Restricted Financial ContributionsFrançais Politique en matière de contributions financières réservées modifiée et reformulée
• Bylaws of the Global Fund
  download in English Bylaws of the Global FundFrançais Statuts du Fonds Mondial de Lutte Contre le Sida, la Tuberculose et le Paludisme
• Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability
  download in English Climate Change and Environmental SustainabilityEspañol Declaración sobre el cambio climático y la sostenibilidad medioambientalFrançais Déclaration sur le changement climatique et la durabilité environnementale
• Comprehensive Funding Policy
  download in English Comprehensive Funding Policy
• Constituency Funding Policy
  download in English Constituency Funding PolicyEspañol Política de financiamiento de los sectores constituyentesFrançais Politique de financement des circonscriptions
• Documents Policy
  download in English Documents PolicyFrançais Politique en matière de documents
• Framework Document of the Global Fund
  download in English Framework Document of the Global FundFrançais Document-Cadre du Fonds Mondial de Lutte Contre le Sida, da Tuberculose et le Paludisme
• Framework on Private Sector Engagement
  download in English Framework on Private Sector EngagementFrançais Cadre de participation du secteur privé
• Headquarters Agreement between the Swiss Federal Council and the Global Fund
  download in English Headquarters Agreement between the Swiss Federal Council and the Global Fund
• Honorarium Framework of the Global Fund
  download in English Honorarium Framework of the Global FundFrançais Cadre d’honoraires du Fonds mondial
• Operating Procedures of the Board and Committees
  download in English Operating Procedures of the Board and CommitteesFrançais Règlement intérieur du conseil d’administration et des comités du Fonds mondial
• Policy for the Disclosure of Reports Issued by the Office of the Inspector General
  download in English Policy for the Disclosure of Reports Issued by the Office of the Inspector GeneralEspañol Política para la Divulgación de Informes Emitidos por la Oficina del Inspector GeneralFrançais Politique pour la communication des rapports publiés par l’Inspecteur généralРусский Политика в отношении раскрытия отчетности Офиса Генерального инспектора
• Policy to Combat Fraud and Corruption
  download in English Policy to Combat Fraud and CorruptionFrançais La politique du Fonds mondial relative à la lutte contre la fraude et la corruption
• Procurement Policy
  download in English Procurement PolicyFrançais Politique relative aux achats
• Risk Appetite Framework
  download in English Risk Appetite FrameworkFrançais Cadre d’appétence au risque : bilan d’étape et mesures pour avancer
• Risk Management Policy
  download in English Risk Management PolicyFrançais La politique de gestion des risques du Fonds mondial
• Whistle-Blowing Policy and Procedures for the Global Fund
  download in English Whistle-Blowing Policy and Procedures for the Global FundEspañol Política y procedimientos de denuncia de irregularidades establecidos por el Fondo MundialFrançais Politique et procédures de dénonciation des abusРусский Политика и процедуры Глобального фонда для борьбы со СПИДом, туберкулезом и малярией в области информирования о противоправных действиях

Grant Regulations

The Global Fund Grant Regulations have been updated as of 14 June 2023 and will be incorporated into Framework Agreements between the Global Fund and Grantees. For further detail, please be guided by the dates indicated below and/or contact your Global Fund focal point to confirm which version applies to your grant.

Programmatic Documents

• Allocation Methodology
  download in English Allocation MethodologyEspañol core_allocation_methodology_es.pdfFrançais Méthodologie d’allocation
• Country Coordinating Mechanism Funding Policy
  download in English Country Coordinating Mechanism Funding Policy
• Country Coordinating Mechanism Policy
  download in English Country Coordinating Mechanism PolicyEspañol ccm_countrycoordinatingmechanism_policy_es.pdfFrançais Politique relative aux instances de coordination nationalePortuguês ccm_countrycoordinatingmechanism_policy_pt.pdfРусский ccm_countrycoordinatingmechanism_policy_ru.pdf
• Eligibility Policy
  download in English Eligibility PolicyFrançais Politique d’admissibilité
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Handbook for the 2023-2028 Strategy
  download in English Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Handbook for the 2023-2028 Strategy
• Operational Policy Manual
  download in English Operational Policy Manual
• Quality Assurance Policy for Medical Devices (including In-Vitro Diagnostics) and Core Personal Protective Equipment (November 2023)
  download in English Quality Assurance Policy for Medical Devices (including In-Vitro Diagnostics) and Core Personal Protective Equipment (November 2023)Español psm_qa-medical-devices_policy_es.pdfFrançais Politique d’assurance qualité pour les dispositifs médicaux (y compris les dispositifs de diagnostic in vitro) et les équipements de protection individuelle de base
• Quality Assurance Policy for Pharmaceutical Products (November 2023)
  download in English Quality Assurance Policy for Pharmaceutical Products (November 2023)Español Política del Fondo Mundial sobre el Aseguramiento de la Calidad de los Productos FarmacéuticosFrançais Politique d’Assurance Qualité pour les Produits Pharmaceutiques du Fonds Mondial
• Quality Assurance Policy for Vector Control Products and Related Equipment (April 2024)
  download in English Quality Assurance Policy for Vector Control Products and Related Equipment (April 2024)Español Política sobre el aseguramiento de la calidad de productos de control de vectores y equipos relacionadosFrançais Politique d’assurance qualité pour les produits de lutte antivectorielle et l’équipement connexe
• Sustainability, Transition and Co-financing Policy
  download in English Sustainability, Transition and Co-financing Policy

Charters and Terms of Reference

• Audit and Finance Committee Charter
  download in English Audit and Finance Committee CharterFrançais Acte constitutif du Comité de l’audit et des finances
• Board Chair and Vice-Chair Terms of Reference
  download in English Board Chair and Vice-Chair Terms of ReferenceFrançais Mandat du Président et Vice-Président du Conseil d’Administration
• Board Coordinating Group Terms of Reference
  download in English Board Coordinating Group Terms of ReferenceFrançais Mandat du Groupe de coordination
• Charter of the Office of the Inspector General
  download in English Charter of the Office of the Inspector GeneralEspañol Estatutos de la Oficina del Inspector GeneralFrançais Acte constitutif du Bureau de l’Inspecteur généralРусский Устав Офиса Генерального инспектора
• Ethics and Governance Committee Charter
  download in English Ethics and Governance Committee CharterFrançais Acte constitutif du Comité d’éthique et de gouvernance
• Executive Director Terms of Reference
  download in English Executive Director Terms of ReferenceFrançais Mandat de la Direction exécutive
• Expert Review Panel for Diagnostics Terms of Reference
  download in English Expert Review Panel for Diagnostics Terms of Reference
• Expert Review Panel for Pharmaceutical Products Terms of Reference
  download in English Expert Review Panel for Pharmaceutical Products Terms of Reference
• Independent Evaluation Panel Terms of Reference
  download in English Independent Evaluation Panel Terms of ReferenceFrançais Mandat du Comité d’évaluation indépendante
• Privileges and Immunities Advisory Group Amended Terms of Reference
  download in English Privileges and Immunities Advisory Group Amended Terms of ReferenceFrançais Mandat amendé du Groupe consultatif sur les privilèges et immunités
• Strategy Committee Charter
  download in English Strategy Committee CharterFrançais Acte constitutif du Comité de la stratégie
• Technical Review Panel Terms of Reference
  download in English Technical Review Panel Terms of ReferenceEspañol Términos de Referencia del Panel de Revisión TécnicaFrançais Mandat du Comité Technique d’Examen des Propositions
• Terms of Reference for the Inspector General
  download in English Terms of Reference for the Inspector GeneralFrançais Mandat de l’Inspecteur général
• Terms of Reference of the Global Fund Ethics Officer
  download in English Terms of Reference of the Global Fund Ethics OfficerEspañol Términos de referencia del Oficial de Ética del Fondo MundialFrançais Mandat du responsable des questions d’éthique du Fonds mondial
• Youth Council Terms of Reference
  download in English Youth Council Terms of ReferenceFrançais Mandat – Conseil des jeunes du Fonds mondial

Codes of Conduct

• Code of Conduct for Global Fund Employees
  download in English Code of Conduct for Global Fund Employees
• Code of Conduct for Governance Officials
  download in English Code of Conduct for Governance OfficialsFrançais Code de conduite des responsables de la gouvernance
• Code of Conduct for Recipients of Global Fund Resources
  download in English Code of Conduct for Recipients of Global Fund ResourcesEspañol Código de Conducta para Receptores de Recursos del Fondo MundialFrançais Code de conduite des récipiendaires des ressources du Fonds mondialРусский Кодекса поведения реципиентов Ресурсов Глобального фонда
• Code of Conduct for Suppliers
  download in English Code of Conduct for SuppliersEspañol Código de Conducta para ProveedoresFrançais Code de conduite des fournisseursРусский corporate_codeofconductforsuppliers_policy_ru.pdf
• Code of Ethical Conduct for Country Coordinating Mechanism Members
  download in English Code of Ethical Conduct for Country Coordinating Mechanism MembersEspañol core_codeofethicalconductforccmmembers_policy_es.pdfFrançais Code d’éthique des instances de coordination nationalePortuguês core_codeofethicalconductforccmmembers_policy_pt.pdfРусский core_codeofethicalconductforccmmembers_policy_ru.pdf
• Sanctions Panel Procedures Relating to the Code of Conduct for Suppliers
  download in English Sanctions Panel Procedures Relating to the Code of Conduct for Suppliers

Protection from sexual exploitation and abuse, and sexual harassment (PSEAH) and Child Protection

• Child Protection Framework
  download in English Child Protection Framework
• Commitments Made by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the Global Fund to Address Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment
  download in English Commitments Made by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the Global Fund to Address Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment
• The Global Fund’s Operational Framework on the Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Sexual Harassment, and Related Abuse of Power
  download in English The Global Fund’s Operational Framework on the Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Sexual Harassment, and Related Abuse of Power

Ethics and Conflict of Interest

• Declaration of Interest Form
  download in English Declaration of Interest Form
• Ethics and Integrity Framework
  download in English Ethics and Integrity FrameworkFrançais Le Cadre d’éthique et d’intégrité
• Local Fund Agent Conflict of Interest Procedures (2024)
  download in English Local Fund Agent Conflict of Interest Procedures (2024)
• Policy on Conflict of Interest
  download in English Policy on Conflict of InterestFrançais Politique relative aux conflits d’intérêts