Conclusions of the Grand Bargain Rationalization process

The Facilitation Group hosted a workshop with Grand Bargain co-convenors on 14 September 2018 in Geneva to implement the recommendations of the Grand Bargain Annual Meeting on 18 June 2018 in New York. An agreement on core commitments prioritization, work-stream arrangements and indicators to measure progress has been struck, allowing the Grand Bargain to move forward with greater efficiency, accountability and impact1 .

Identification of Core Commitments 1. Co-convenors have agreed to 11 core commitments (see Annex 1) across the Grand Bargain workstreams (one for each existing work-stream, with two for Localisation). Core commitments are expected to focus the collective efforts of co-convenors and signatories. The other 40 commitments remain equally valid parts of the Grand Bargain, as individual Signatories will continue with their efforts to deliver them. 2. The core commitments are accompanied by priority actions to be undertaken by co-convenors and signatories. For example, the WS3 Cash has developed 8 priority action points to deliver on quality as well as quantity of cash. Co-convenors are expected to add prioritized actions to the core commitments matrix document (Annex 1) within October 31st, 2018.