Civil Society Task Force
The United Nations General Assembly President’s Office has requested UNAIDS Secretariat to convene a ‘Task Force’ of civil society representatives to help ensure effective and active participation of civil society organizations in the UNGASS Review Meeting to be held from 31 May to 2 June.
The Task Force will report to the General Assembly President’s Office and seek to provide a key link into the UN for some of the key civil society grouping and coalitions being set up to support the Review. Task Force representatives will be asked to work with the UN on developing key aspects of the Review. The role of representatives will be unpaid but expenses and travel will be met by UNAIDS.
Now, UNAIDS, on behalf of the Office of the General Assembly President, has invited 12 individuals from civil society to join the Task Force. Individuals were identified for invitation following a short consultation process involving UNAIDS, the Office of the General Assembly President, PCB NGOs, the UNGASS Civil Society Steering Committee and the Civil Society representatives of the Universal Access Steering Committee.
We encourage civil society to send input and feedback to Task Force at: taskforce@ungasshiv.org
Please find below:
- UNGASS Review 2006 CS site events and Calendar during the Week of the Meeting
- UNGASS Review 2006 Logistical Information
- Task Force Terms of Reference·
- UNAIDS invitation letter to join the Task Force (including names of Task Force members – in english)· Action points from the March Task Force meeting (in english)·
- Conference Call Notes (in english)·
- 'Keeping the Promise: The People Speak'(in english) speaker nomination form and concept paper [in eng/fr/ru/esp] describing initial ideas for the design of a Civil Society Hearing that will form part of the first day of a three day UNGASS 2006 Review Meeting.
UNGASS Review 2006 CS Site Events
Below you will find information on CS events that will take place the week of the UNGASS 2006 Review
UNGASS 2006 Logistical Information
Please see below logistical information and other important statments regarding the 2006 High Level Meeting on AIDS, May 31 - June 2 - 2006
Civil Society Taskforce recommendations for Civil Society Particpation at UNGASS Review
Please see below note from the Civil Society Taskforce for the UNGASS Review. It outlines the recommendations to the Office of the President of the UN General Assembly on civil society participation in the opening plenary, civil society hearings, panels, roundtables and closing plenary of the Review May 31-June 2, 2006.
CIVIL SOCIETY TASK FORCE TERMS OF REFERENCE
2006 UNGASS REVIEW MEETING CIVIL SOCIETY TASK FORCE
Terms of Reference
UNAIDS INVITATION LETTER
Invitation to join the 2006 UNGASS Review Meeting Civil Society Task Force
UNAIDS
7 March 2006
2006 AIDS REVIEW CIVIL SOCIETY TASK FORCE MEETING
These are the final action points agreed upon at the 2006 AIDS Review Civil Society Task Force Meeting which took place 20 - 21 March 2006.
2006 AIDS REVIEW CIVIL SOCIETY TASK FORCE CONFERENCE CALL NOTES
Please find below, all the Task Force conference call notes to date.
KEEPING THE PROMISE: THE PEOPLE SPEAK
A Civil Society Hearing at the 2006 Review will take place on 31 May 2006 from 10:00-13:00 at the United Nations in New York.
Nominations for speakers at the Civil Society Hearing are now being accepted. Only nominations for individuals already accredited to attend the Review as a civil society participant or under NGO ECOSOC status will be considered.
Please submit these nominations by APRIL 13 to: CSNominations@ungasshiv.org