UNGASS 2008
The 2008 High Level meeting was held 10 - 11 June 2008.
The summary report from the President of the General Assembly was just released. Please click here to read it. We will post new information about the meeting as it becomes available. Please keep us posted on your experiences in trying to engage the reporting process, so that we can continue to gather lessons learned and gather information to submit to the review. Email us at info@ua2010.org.
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Women Demand Action and Accountability Now
Women ask all governments to be accountable to the Declaration of Commitment and the Political Commitment, and to place gender equality and women’s empowerment at the center of national AIDS responses by allocating resources, strengthening data collection, and developing and improving means for measuring action and mechanisms for quality meaningful participation and leadership of women and girls. To read the statement, please click here.
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Civil Society representatives' speeches delivered during the Civil Society Hearing
at the High Level Meeting on June 10, 2008. - Civil Society Declaration of the 2088 UN High Level meeting on AIDS Read more
- UN Webcast Schedule for Tuesday, 10 June 2008 is now available.
- letter from the UNAIDS Reference Group on HIV and Human Rights was sent to Peter Piot on June 6, 2008. To read the letter entitled Human Rights and Universal Access at the High Level Meeting, please click here.
- International coalition urges governments and donors to keep their promises to women and girls. Read more...
- On 28 May Peter Piot sent a reply to the Civil Society Task Force regarding their request for more focus at the HLM on universal access. Click here to read the letter
- Below you will find a copy of the HIV Travel Ban Information Note and Waiver for UNGASS. To sign on to a letter from civil society asking countries to lift travel restrictions, click here.
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- The Secretary General's Report, which will be the basis for the panel discussions that will take place at the meeting, as well as the outcome summary report, was just released. Click here to read it.
- The General Assembly released it second information note has an updated programme of the HLM, as well as speaker information and background papers for the five panel discussions and the civil society hearing. To read this note, please click here. To read the first information note, click here.
AFRICA: Epidemic outpacing response says UNAIDS
JOHANNESBURG, 24 April 2008 (PlusNews) - In less than two months, government officials and AIDS activists from around the world will convene in New York to review the global HIV/AIDS response.National progress reports, submitted earlier this year, will be compared to targets adopted by the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS) in 2001.
Based on a review of the reports from Eastern and Southern Africa, the regions worst affected by the HIV/AIDS crisis, experts from UNAIDS have already concluded that despite significant progress in areas such as treatment, many of the UNGASS goals are still far from being reached.
"The data presented by countries confirms that overall the rate of progress in expanding access to all services is failing to keep pace with the expansion of the epidemic in this region," said Mark Stirling, director of UNAIDS for Eastern and Southern Africa.
Action for Universal Access 2010: Myths and Realities
The Civil Society Task Force has formulated key messages to assist civil society during the HLM. Please see below to download the guides.
HIV-TB Global Leaders' Forum Sign On
On June 9th , in advance of the UN High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, there will be a “HIV-TB Global Leaders' Forum.” As civil society groups, it is critical that we use this opportunity to articulate our demands for bold action and specific, concrete outcomes: where’s the plan, where’s the money, where’s the programming on the ground? TB, despite being curable, remains the leading cause of death amongst PLWHA. Public health and human rights demand that urgent action is taking now to stop the unconscionable death of PLWHA due to a curable disease.
World YWCA statement to the UN High Level Meeting on HIV and AIDS
Accountability to Women and Girls in the AIDS Response
World YWCA Statement to the United Nations High Level Meeting on HIV and AIDS
New York, June 2008
Women and girls urgently need strong leadership and accountability by governments for effective and sustainable solutions to the
AIDS pandemic that meet their needs. Universal Access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, must be achieved by 2010. The United Nations High Level Meeting is held at a critical moment when all governments must show commitment and apply concrete resources and action that will achieve Universal Access by 2010.
Civil Society representatives' speeches delivered during the Civil Society Hearing
Click below to read the speeches by Civil Society representatives delivered at the UN High Level Meeting on Tuesday June 10th, 2008
Summary of the 2008 HLM
The President of the General Assembly's summary of the 2008 High Level Meeting on the review of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS, which was held in New York from 10 to 12 June 2008. is now available. Click below to download the report.
United Nations High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS 2008 - more than a seat at the table
Young people have an important role to play and significant contributions to make in addressing all aspects of HIV and AIDS. The 2008 United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV and AIDS was one in a series of opportunities for young people to interact with global government and civil soviety to ensure that the United Nations (UN) member states are held accountable for progress made toward the goal of universal access by 2010. Click below to read the youth report on the HLM.
Resolution Approved for 2008 Comprehensive Review
On Wednesday, 19 December the General Assembly approved the resolution on the organisation of the 2008 comprehensive review of the progress achieved in realizing the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS. Please see below for more information.