1. Compliance and Integrity in Federated NPO Frank Mohrhauer

2. 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 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

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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.
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

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

10. 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”.

11. Types of Integrity Issues:

12. Types of Integrity Issues:

13. Compliance and Mediation Committee

15. CMC Mandate

16. 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

17. 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