Compliance and Integrity in Federated NPO Frank Mohrhauer

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Council of Delegates meeting every 2 years National Societies International Conference meeting every 4 years States parties to the Geneva Conventions GENERAL ASSEMBLY – (190 National Societies and IFRC meet once in two years to decide general policies and strategies) -> supreme body of IFRC COUNCIL OF DELEGATES – (RCRC Movement meets once in two years to discuss matters concerning Movement) -> the highest Movement internal deliberative body INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE – (190 NS + ICRC + IFRC + 196 State Parties signatory to Geneva Conventions meet once in four years) -> to consider and adopt resolutions on major, current humanitarian issues Movement Induction Course - Ecogia – Sept 2017

Governance structure of the IFRC General Assembly 190 National Societies President Governing Board Secretary General (Secretariat – Geneva and Field) Working groups & Advisory Bodies Finance Youth Compliance and Mediation Election Audit & Risk Elects/appoints/sets up Reporting Obligation

International legal personality Privileges and immunities Legal personality: not NGO not IO NGOs IFRC International Organizations Work under national legislation = constituted under national law by private persons NSs Auxiliary status Global membership Mandate endorsed by States and based on Int’l Law 75+ Status Agreements Observer status in the UN EU recognition Governed by its own Constitution Intergovernmental = constituted under international law by States Subject to Int’l Law International legal personality Privileges and immunities

Movement risk distribution Federation (NSs) IFRC ICRC By spend By risk Overlaps

Donors demand better and more We have a set of challenges: Our fraud rate Issues in the Movement Donors have zero tolerance of fraud Our aid modalities and control Our programme methodology and fraud control Our pricing and fraud

Governance of the IFRC General Assembly Governing Board 190 National Societies Meets every 2 years in ordinary session Governs the Federation between sessions of the General Assembly Meets twice a year Members: 1 President 4 Vice-Presidents (1 per statutory region) 1 Vice-President ex-officio (Switzerland) Chair of the Finance Commission Chair of the Youth Commission 20 National Societies Secretary General (ex-officio secretary of the Board) Governing Board

The integrity framework General Assembly Recommendations Governing Board Advice Case referral Compliance and Mediation Committee Audit and Risk Commission IFRC Secretariat Reporting and sanction We should all, and organisations have ‘three lines of defence’ over risk. Our ‘control’ system. Set out three lines of defence model. 1 2 3 Governance Integrity framework Guidance document for NS Statutes Integrity Policy Integrity framework National Societies Adoption Delegations Finance Programmes Human resources IT PMER Reference centres PSK PRD Logistics Legal Security Geneva, Regional Office Finance Programmes Human resources IT PMER Reference centres PSK PRD Logistics Legal Security Risk OIAI Audit Investigations Governance General Assembly Governing Board Commissions

Corruption / Integrity Internal Fraud and Corruption Policy Staff Code of Conduct 0 tolerance With our Members Contractual Integrity Policies

What is integrity? “the extent to which the National Societies and their International Federation possess the will and the ability to act in pursuit of their respective declared objectives, policies and standards in full accordance with the Fundamental Principles of the Movement”.

Types of Integrity Issues:

Types of Integrity Issues:

Compliance and Mediation Committee

CMC Mandate

SCOPE OF POLICY Applies to all Federation Personnel It complements the IFRC Code of Conduct All cooperating partners, contractors and suppliers will be made aware of this policy All members National Societies will be made aware of the policy, and are expected to fully cooperate with IFRC investigations, if IFRC personnel or resources are implicated In line with the Federation Integrity Policy, therefore, it is expected that NSs take the necessary action to handle any allegations concerning themselves

Roles and Responsibilities The Policy clearly states the role and responsibilities Managers, Departments and Governance in the prevention and control of fraud and corruption including but not limited to: SG/GSMT Human Resources Department Internal and External Audit Legal Department Finance Commission and Audit and Risk Committee