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From: Anti Doping Team <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2022 11:59 To: Anti Doping Team <[email protected]> Subject: UPDATE - CHANGE OF DATE: Anti-Doping Convention - Virtual regional consultations with States Parties - September 2022 / MISE À JOUR - CHANGEMENT DATE Convention antidopage - Consultations régionales virtuelles avec les États Parties (French version follows/Version française ci-dessous) Dear Madam, dear Sir, Please kindly note the updated schedule of virtual regional consultations as follows: • 9 September 2022, 14:00 – 17:00 Paris time: Group III (Latin America and the Caribbean) • 14 September 2022, 8:30 – 11:30 Paris time: Group IV (Asia-Pacific) • 15 September 2022, 9:30 – 12:30 Paris time: Groups Va and Vb (Africa and Arab States) – English session • 15 September 2022, 14:30 – 17:30 Paris time: Groups Va and Vb (Africa and Arab States) – French session • 16 September, 9:30 - 12:30 Paris time: Consultation Group II (Central and Eastern Europe) • 16 September, 14:00 - 17:00 Paris time: Consultation Group I (Western Europe and North America) The updated note is also attached for ease of reference. States Parties' representatives are invited to register by 2 September 2022. It is highly recommended that a national specialist be designated for each of the themes. The registration link follows hereafter: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Uq5PHbM5- kuwswIpVrERlOYcM5HAt0JNqwnLDSk2BA1UOEpHVkZQRDFXVEJTVlVHM0laS0NLMFpUMS4u We remain at your disposal for any further information and thank you for your attention. Best regards, The Secretariat of the International Convention against Doping in Sport ******************************* Madame, Monsieur, Nous vous prions de bien vouloir noter le calendrier mis à jour des consultations régionales virtuelles comme suit : • 9 septembre 2022, 14h00 – 17h00 heure de Paris : Groupe III (Amérique latine et les Caraïbes) • 14 septembre 2022, 8h30 – 11h30 heure de Paris : Groupe IV (Asie-Pacifique)  • 15 septembre 2022, 9h30 – 12h30 heure de Paris : Groupes Va et Vb (Afrique et États arabes) – session anglaise • 15 septembre 2022, 14h30 – 17h30 heure de Paris : Groupes Va et Vb (Afrique et États arabes) – session française • 16 septembre 2022, 9h30 – 12h30 heure de Paris : Groupe II (Europe Centrale et de l’Est) • 16 septembre 2022, 14h00 – 17h00 heure de Paris : Groupe I (Europe de l’Ouest et Amérique du Nord) La note mise à jour est également jointe à toutes fins utiles. Les représentants des États Parties sont invités à s'inscrire au plus tard le 2 septembre 2022. Il est fortement recommandé qu'un spécialiste national soit désigné pour chacun des thèmes. Le lien d'inscription est le suivant : https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Uq5PHbM5- kuwswIpVrERlOYcM5HAt0JNqwnLDSk2BA1UOEpHVkZQRDFXVEJTVlVHM0laS0NLMFpUMS4u Nous restons à votre disposition pour toute information complémentaire et vous remercions pour votre attention. Meilleures salutations, Le Secrétariat de la Convention internationale contre le dopage dans le sport De : Anti Doping Team Envoyé : lundi 18 juillet 2022 10:07 À : Anti Doping Team <[email protected]> Objet : Anti-Doping Convention - Virtual regional consultations with States Parties - September 2022 / Convention antidopage - Consultations régionales virtuelles avec les États Parties (French version follows/Version française ci-dessous) Dear Madam, dear Sir, In follow-up to the Resolutions of the eighth session of the Conference of Parties (COP8) to the International Convention against Doping in Sport, the Secretariat will be organizing a series of virtual regional consultations with States Parties in September 2022, focusing on 3 themes: 1. Monitoring of implementation of the Convention 2. Fund for the Elimination of Doping in Sport 3. Revision of the regional split of governments’ funding of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Please kindly find attached a detailed note in this regard. The consultations will take place as follows: • 9 September 2022, 14:00 – 17:00 Paris time: Group III (Latin America and the Caribbean) • 12 September 2022, 10:00 – 13:00 Paris time: Group I (Western Europe and North America) • 13 September 2022, 9:00 – 12:00 Paris time: Group II (Central and Eastern Europe) • 14 September 2022, 8:30 – 11:30 Paris time: Group IV (Asia-Pacific) • 15 September 2022, 9:30 – 12:30 Paris time: Groups Va and Vb (Africa and Arab States) – English session  • 15 September 2022, 14:30 – 17:30 Paris time: Groups Va and Vb (Africa and Arab States) – French session States Parties' representatives are invited to register by 2 September 2022. It is highly recommended that a national specialist be designated for each of the themes. The registration link follows hereafter: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Uq5PHbM5- kuwswIpVrERlOYcM5HAt0JNqwnLDSk2BA1UOEpHVkZQRDFXVEJTVlVHM0laS0NLMFpUMS4u We remain at your disposal for any further information and thank you for your attention. Best regards, The Secretariat of the International Convention against Doping in Sport ******************************* Madame, Monsieur, Dans le cadre du suivi des résolutions de la huitième session de la Conférence des Parties (COP8) à la Convention internationale contre le dopage dans le sport, le Secrétariat organisera une série de consultations régionales virtuelles avec les États Parties en septembre 2022, axées sur 3 thèmes : 1. Suivi de la mise en œuvre de la Convention 2. Fonds pour l'élimination du dopage dans le sport 3. Révision de la répartition régionale du financement de l'Agence mondiale antidopage (AMA) par les gouvernements Nous vous prions de bien vouloir trouver en p.j. une note détaillée à cet égard. Les consultations auront lieu comme suit : • 9 septembre 2022, 14h00 – 17h00 heure de Paris : Groupe III (Amérique latine et Caraïbes) • 12 septembre 2022, 10h00 – 13h00 heure de Paris : Groupe I (Europe de l'Ouest et Amérique du Nord) • 13 septembre 2022, 9h00 – 12h00 heure de Paris : Groupe II (Europe centrale et orientale) • 14 septembre 2022, 8h30 – 11h30 heure de Paris : Groupe IV (Asie-Pacifique) • 15 septembre 2022, 9h30 – 12h30 heure de Paris : Groupes Va et Vb (Afrique et Etats arabes) – Session anglaise • 15 septembre 2022, 14h30 – 17h30 heure de Paris : Groupes Va et Vb (Afrique et Etats arabes) – Session française Les représentants des États Parties sont invités à s'inscrire au plus tard le 2 septembre 2022. Il est fortement recommandé qu'un spécialiste national soit désigné pour chacun des thèmes. Le lien d'inscription est le suivant : https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Uq5PHbM5- kuwswIpVrERlOYcM5HAt0JNqwnLDSk2BA1UOEpHVkZQRDFXVEJTVlVHM0laS0NLMFpUMS4u Nous restons à votre disposition pour toute information complémentaire et vous remercions pour votre attention. Meilleures salutations, Le Secrétariat de la Convention internationale contre le dopage dans le sport States Parties’ capacities and empowerment at the core of the Convention’s implementation Virtual regional consultations September 2022 Background 1. At its eighth session, the Conference of Parties (COP) to the International Convention against Doping in Sport agreed upon a number of measures aimed at: • reinforcing the monitoring system; • empowering and strengthening States Parties’ capacities to implement the Convention through robust instruments; • enhancing the understanding of roles and responsibilities1. 2. The work conducive to the expected deliverables for COP9 has been translated into an impact-oriented action plan for 2022-2023 involving relevant bodies and stakeholders2. 3. States Parties’ active engagement and direct contributions to the current reflection processes are key ingredients for inclusive outcomes which correspond to the needs and prospects of public authorities. 4. A round of virtual regional consultations with States Parties will be conducted to guide the ongoing work in follow-up to COP8 through a participatory approach. The consultations will be organized as follows: 9 September 2022, 14:00 – 17:00 Paris time: Group III (Latin America and the Caribbean) 14 September 2022, 8:30 – 11:30 Paris time: Group IV (Asia-Pacific) 15 September 2022, 9:30 – 12:30 Paris time: Groups Va and Vb (Africa and Arab States) – English session 15 September 2022, 14:30 – 17:30 Paris time: Groups Va and Vb (Africa and Arab States) – French session 16 September 2022, 9:30 - 12:30 Paris time: Consultation Group II (Central and Eastern Europe) 16 September 2022, 14:00 – 17:00 Paris time: Group I (Western Europe and North America) 5. This round of virtual regional consultations will focus on three major themes (one hour per theme): i. Monitoring of implementation of the Convention – in the presence of members of the dedicated Task Force; ii. Fund for the Elimination of Doping in Sport – in the presence of the Approval Committee member representing the region; iii. Revision of the regional split of governments’ funding of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) – in the presence of members of the dedicated Task Force. 6. States Parties are invited to register online at https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Uq5PHbM5- kuwswIpVrERlOYcM5HAt0JNqwnLDSk2BA1UOEpHVkZQRDFXVEJTVlVHM0laS0N LMFpUMS4u by 2 September 2022. It is highly recommended that a national specialist be designated for each of the themes3. 1 Please refer to the COP8 Resolutions (document ICDS/8CP/Doc.19) available at https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000379713 2 Endorsed by the COP8 Bureau at its first formal meeting (Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 9 March 2022): https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000381131 3 In this sense, each national expert would connect for one hour covering the relevant theme for their work. 1  i. Monitoring of implementation of the Convention 7. States Parties are expected to fulfil their responsibilities and obligations as inscribed in the International Convention against Doping in Sport and thus to comply with the provisions thereof. 8. The Convention disposes of a unique online compliance monitoring tool – ADLogic (Anti-Doping Logic 4 ) – through which States Parties shall submit the mandatory national reports to the COP every two years. The process is based on an online self- assessment through a questionnaire calibrated to an algorithm aiming at enabling the COP to monitor national reports of States Parties on the benchmark generated. ADLogic illustrates the level of implementation in the four main domains of the Convention, thus determining which areas need to be reinforced and prioritized. 9. COP8 (2021), through Resolution 8CP/9, acknowledged the need to revamp, improve and refine the monitoring system and policy of the Convention. As requested, in May 2022 the COP8 Bureau put in place a regionally balanced Task Force5, notably responsible for updating and refining the ADLogic questionnaire through a fact-based self-reporting approach. During its first two meetings, held virtually in May and June 2022, the Task Force agreed on the main focus of work so that the ADLogic questionnaire could better reflect the diversity of national contexts and capacities through a more neutral and fact-based evaluation. The Task Force also emphasized the need to address the causes of non-compliance to undertake the revision of the monitoring system. In this respect, it is important to foster domestic coordination, information-sharing and peer-to-peer coordination. 10. It should also be recalled that COP8 adopted the Operational guidelines and Framework for strengthening the implementation of the Convention (OG/FSIC). This key instrument supports States Parties’ understanding of the Convention mechanisms and of the requirements that need to be met and obligations fulfilled. It is a practical ‘how to’ guide, whose application started in 2022. 11. The main questions under this theme revolve around: • Application of the OG/FSIC: what is the level of knowledge thereof among national stakeholders? have they been used? if yes, what feedback could be shared? • Roles and responsibilities in the implementation of the Convention: what entity is the depository of the Convention? is there any delegated authority? has a National Anti-Doping Organization been established – if yes, what is its status? has a National Compliance Platform been created – if yes, what are the stakeholders and how does it function? • Improving and refining of the monitoring system: how could the monitoring system better reflect the commitments of States Parties and the implementation of measures required by the Convention? which aspects of the ADLogic questionnaire should be adjusted/added/removed? how could the monitoring system reinforce the accountability with respect to States Parties’ obligations? How could the COP8 Bureau, the Approval Committee to the Fund and/or the Secretariat better support States Parties in the implementation of their obligations? 4 Adopted by COP2 in 2009 (Resolution 2CP/5.1). The ADLogic questionnaire was reviewed and refined by COP5 in 2015 (Resolution 5CP/11). 5 Group I: Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal; Group II: Albania, Lithuania, Montenegro; Group III: Barbados (Chairperson), Brazil, Jamaica; Group IV: Bangladesh, China, Islamic Republic of Iran; Group Va: Côte d’Ivoire, Malawi, Zimbabwe; Group Vb: Morocco (Rapporteur), Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen. 2 ii. Fund for the Elimination of Doping in Sport 12. The Fund for the Elimination of Doping in Sport assists States Parties to undertake initiatives responding to identified needs and challenges with a view to better implement the provisions of the Convention. Since its establishment (2008), the Fund supported more than 230 projects to the tune of over US$ 5 million, ranging from anti-doping education to mentoring and capacity-building and to policy advice. 13. The Fund’s Operational Strategy for 2020-2025, based on the (2018) external evaluation findings, positions it as a central support mechanism of the Convention, which enables States Parties to address implementation gaps, notably taking into consideration the national reports submitted to the COP. Under the Operational Strategy, funded projects must be explicitly linked to specific provisions of the Convention, as well as include a Theory of Change for increased compliance. In this sense, the Fund can serve as response to tackle non-compliance with the Convention. 14. Applications submitted to the Fund in 2021 and 2022 point to the key need of institutional capacity-building. Moreover, it would appear that there are discrepancies between the national reports and the rationale and background provided in the application – e.g., States Parties having very high levels of compliance (over 80%) in all domains that prepare projects in response to the lack of anti-doping legislation and/or appropriate structures; or States Parties having the highest compliance level in the domain of education but highlight the lack of national anti-doping education programmes and strategy or the lack of certified educators. This observation should be considered in the framework of the ongoing work to refine and improve the Convention’s monitoring system, strengthening the links between the monitoring of implementation and the use of the Fund. 15. Since 2017, through Resolutions 6CP/10, 7CP/10 and 8CP/14, States Parties committed to contribute to the Fund at least 1% of their contributions to UNESCO’s regular budget. While, from 2020 to 2022, the engagement of States Parties in the Fund has been encouraging, the level of efforts mobilized remains far from the targets set by the COP through the Operational Strategy for 2020-2025. This situation is contrasting with the needs expressed at the COP. Enhanced collective engagement is necessary to concretely reflect the principles of international cooperation and solidarity, which are enshrined in the Convention. 16. A survey was carried by the Fund’s Approval Committee from September to November 2020, with the aim to identify the main challenges encountered by States Parties during the COVID-19 pandemic and to guide the decision-making of the Approval Committee accordingly. With respect to the main areas for improvement of anti-doping efforts, States Parties indicated legislation/policies, capacity-building through reinforced, trained human resources and increased anti-doping budgets, education programmes – notably values-based education, increased awareness-raising, harmonization of testing at the global level, research, intelligence and investigations. 17. All respondent States Parties (93) emphasized the importance of the Fund, noting full support to this mechanism. Almost 73% of respondents agree that the 1% contribution could be mandatory. Some governments referred to their annual contribution to WADA’s budget as their financial support to international efforts. It would therefore appear necessary to clarify the different scope and use of contributions to the Fund and contributions to WADA’s budget. 18. The discussion under this theme will focus on: • The Fund and the monitoring system of the Convention: how to strengthen the link between the two? how to ensure that the Fund helps to address non- compliance under specific provisions, as underlined by the national reports and the corrective action plans? 3  • Impact and legacy of supported projects: how can States Parties prepare integrated proposals addressing long-lasting systemic change and concrete outcomes? • 1% contribution mechanism: how to make it effective? how to ensure that all States Parties concretize this commitment in line with their responsibilities? iii. Revision of the regional split of governments’ funding of WADA 19. The financial support that governments must provide to ensure their obligations are respected represents a major commitment under the Convention. States Parties support the principle of equal funding of WADA’s approved annual core budget by public authorities and the Olympic Movement (Article 15 of the Convention). With respect to WADA’s funding by governments, the current regional split is based on the Copenhagen Declaration, prior to the adoption of the Convention. 20. Any recalibration must follow an inclusive and participatory approach, involving all States Parties. In this sense, the Convention provides the legal basis for such an exercise (as per Article 30.1 (b) of the Convention), the COP representing the institutional framework to study WADA’s funding and adopt any related resolution. 21. Through Resolution 8CP/19, COP8 acknowledged that the process of the review of the funding formula of WADA should be based only on the analysis and possible proposals for the distribution of the percentages of States Parties for WADA’s funding. 22. In line with the COP8 expectations, and based on nominations submitted by States Parties, in May 2022 the COP8 Bureau put in place a regionally balanced Task Force6 to elaborate a proposal for the revision of the regional split of governments’ funding of WADA. 23. During its first two meetings, held virtually in May and June 2022, the Task Force agreed that the model adopted initially and currently in force, meaning a matrix of economic capacity and sporting engagement level, is still appropriate. In this sense, it is necessary to adjust the formula based on valid and accurate data, both in terms of States’ economic capacity and of their level of sporting engagement. Moreover, it is key to determine an appropriate ratio between the economic capacity and sporting engagement. 24. The virtual regional consultations will enable gathering preliminary feedback of States Parties, in advance of the written global consultation (3 October – 4 November 2022). 25. The main questions to be addressed during the consultations are: • Current formula of governments’ funding of WADA: is the mix of countries’ economic capacity and level of sporting engagement still appropriate? • Economic data: what sources or factors should be considered to assess States’ economic capacity? e.g., GDP, GNI, others? • Sport data: what sources or factors should be considered to assess the level of sporting engagement? e.g., participation in the Olympic and Paralympic Games only? medals obtained at Olympic and Paralympic Games? participation in other continental or international competitions (covering non- Olympic sports such as cricket)? number of registered national athletes (based on data provided by National Sport Federations)? • Ratio: should the economic capacity and sporting engagement level be equally divided (50%-50%)? if not, which component should have a higher ratio and why? 6 Group I: Finland, Luxembourg, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Group II: Estonia, Republic of Moldova, Serbia; Group III: Argentina, Jamaica, Mexico; Group IV: Australia, China, Singapore; Group Va: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Kenya (Chairperson); Group Vb: Algeria, Jordan, Morocco. 4