Objectives
This consultation is expected to serve as an opportunity for GFAR to involve a broader platform of
donors potentially interested in supporting the activities led by the Global Forum. After Dresden 2000,
this second triennial Conference will ¿take stock and look forward¿. Thus this particular consultation
would allow a ¿face-to-face¿ dialogue involving multi- and bi-lateral donors to openly discuss various
expectations from their points of view and concerns as well as their related commitments towards the
GFAR Business Plan.
It aims to meet the following specific objectives:
1. To discuss common perception of the strengths and weaknesses of GFAR funding strategy since
the launching of GFAR and discuss what could be a desirable budget for the basic functions of
the GFAR secretariat,
2. To identify the key funding mechanisms and priorities, which would have to be integrated in a
funding strategy for GFAR,
3. To discuss potential roles of various donors and of GFAR in advancing its sustainable funding
strategy.